The burden placed on the healthcare industry and the challenges to preserve the quality of care have brought the realization that a healthcare team must keep in close contact with the serviced population to advise, guide and promote preemptive/preventative medicine. Since most patients are left to fair for themselves after the physician visit, there exists a great need for untapped, talented resource of potential wellness professionals that can help with continuation of care and health advancement. Today preventative medicine is the fastest growing field in the healthcare industry. 

A highly skilled health coach can make a great difference in a person’s life. He/she is a specially trained healthcare professional who helps individuals understand their health conditions and engages them in a more meaningful discussion about their health management than their providers. A health coach deals with the whole person and with his/her entire lifestyle situation. A health coach understands participant’s motivational basis, background, barriers and shortcomings. A health coach becomes a veritable health partner in whom an individual puts his/ her trust to guide the individual through difficult situations. Health coaches do not practice medicine; they supplement, support and personalize medical care.

History and Mission

Health Coaches of America (HCA) is dedicated in supporting and promoting the careers of health coaches nationwide. We encourage you to take advantage of our services or contact us with any questions.

HCA is an organization dedicated to providing a clear understanding of health coaching initiative within the healthcare industry through education, information, networking, certification and promotion of health coaches. HCA was formed in 2007 by healthcare professional and coaches who were interested to improve benefits of the health coaching profession and further individual careers of its members. The organization will provide information, education, certification and recertification, job opportunities and seminars to members and consumers. 

HCA by-laws articulate the following objectives:

1.  To educate, train and certify health coaches in skills of lifestyle modification, disease management and motivational communication.

2.  To further the dialog among healthcare professionals, associations and government institutions relative to preventative medicine and health advancement.

3.  To disseminate information through seminars, conferences and web-based newsletters.