Health Coaching

Health coaching can be promoted as a strategy for your employees to better their health as well as a way to help the employer tackle rising health care costs. Engaging with a health coach provides accountability and support needed to improve healthy behaviors.

This program offers an initial face-to-face visit and monthly follow up contacts in a convenient format either by phone or email for a period of time contracted by the employer or employee. Individuals will work with a coach, who will help them create their unique well-being vision. A coach will facilitate and empower the client to achieve self-determined goals by working through barriers, connecting with appropriate resources and education as needed.

Successful coaching takes place when coaches apply clearly defined knowledge and skills so clients that are committed to lifestyle change utilize strengths and external resources.

Program focus includes: 

• Motivational interviewing using the Mayo Clinic Well-Being Coaching Model (Engage, Explore, Envision, Experiment, Evolve) approach to direct conversations toward meaningful change.
• Collaboratively identify opportunities for lifestyle improvements and helping employees create sustainable behavioral changes through self-determined goals. 

On-site Well-being with an RN 
Our registered nurses can visit your location for a specific block of time – customizable on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Employees will have access to open clinic hours on a walk-in or scheduled format. Clinic offerings could include, but are not limited to, blood pressure checks, medication review and education, or finding a primary care physician.

For more information

To find out more about how MercyOne Dubuque Business Solutions can help your company address employee health and related costs, please email askdq@mercyhealth.com.