Coaches work in partnership with you to achieve a higher level of physical and emotional well-being, especially in areas where making change is hard. The coach will work with you to discover and clarify the goals that you wish to achieve, and will help you facilitate changes that you choose to make over a period of time. Through collaboration with a coach, you will find solutions and strategies to making changes, and an accountability partner to hold you responsible for the choices you make.
Common health goals are:
- Improve sleep
- Manage stress
- Lose Weight
- Lower cholesterol or blood pressure
- Improve blood sugar control
- Improve eating habits
- Improve exercise habits
During this 12-week program, you will meet for an initial coaching session for 60 minutes, with subsequent sessions lasting 15-20 minutes. Typically, sessions occur weekly, and then taper to bi- monthly or monthly when the participant is ready. Most sessions will occur via ZOOM in a private meeting room with your coach. Once established, sessions may occur via phone, email, zoom, or on occasion, in-person meetings can be established with your coach.
All Duke benefits eligible employees are eligible for this program. If you have questions about your program eligibility, please call Duke HR at 919-684-3136, option 1. All participants will be asked to submit recent biometric data from a doctor's visit periodically. This includes height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol numbers, and fasting blood sugar/A1c.
LIVE FOR LIFE health coaches hold a degree in a health care field such as nursing, dietetics, or exercise physiology. Our coaches also achieve additional training and certification in health and wellness coaching.
To request enrollment, complete our online enrollment request form.