Delgado Offers Health Coach Certificate

November 01, 2023

You’ve heard of personal trainers, but what about health coaches? They, too, work one-on-one with people, but with a broader mission--improving health overall. Though a relatively new discipline, the value of this relationship-based approach is gaining greater recognition.

Health coaches are behavior change specialists trained in techniques to partner with patients for identifying health goals that put them on a path to management of chronic conditions. Health coaches work with clients to support them on their journey toward optimal health. They use motivational interviewing to help facilitate long term behavioral changes.

In 2019, Delgado launched the only Health Coach training in Louisiana approved by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching. Since then, the program has trained nine cohorts of students and has had several students become Board Certified Health Coaches through the NBHWC. Coursework includes Health and wellness, chronic disease management, and fundamental health coaching. This 16-week training is currently being delivered in a live-virtual setting. The graduates will play a vital role in improving patient health outcomes in the greater New Orleans area.

Contact Dana Smith, the program consultant, for more information about upcoming classes. Dsmith4@dcc.edu