title: Health coaching: a fresh approach for improving health outcomes and reducing costs.
abstract: Health coaching is a fresh approach for occupational health nurses that improves health outcomes and reduces costs by engaging individuals to change unhealthy behaviors. This article explores how health coaching works, how it affects compliance, and why traditional approaches have fallen short.
authors.affiliation: Miller & Huffman Outcome Architects, LLC, 269 Lakeview Way, Winchester, TN 37398, USA. huffman@outcome-architects.com
authors.forename: Melinda H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Huffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003363:Cost Control; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology