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Health Coaching Courses

Health coaching courses can help you learn behavior change techniques, nutrition fundamentals, motivational interviewing, and wellness program design. You can build skills in client assessment, goal-setting strategies, and effective communication to support individuals in achieving their health objectives. Many courses introduce tools like health tracking apps and assessment questionnaires that enhance your ability to monitor progress and tailor coaching strategies.

Popular Health Coaching Courses and Certifications


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    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Understanding Food Labels and Portion Sizes

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Meal Planning And Preparation, Food and Beverage, Patient Education And Counseling

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    The Nurse's Toolkit

    Skills you'll gain: Splinting, Airway Management, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Trauma Care, Respiratory Care, Nursing Care, Wound Care, Maternal Health, Emergency Nursing, Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Orthopedics, Childbirth, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Patient Evaluation, Infection Control, Clinical Assessment, Anatomy

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Injury Prevention, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Policies, Public Health, Public Safety and National Security, Health Promotion, Legal Proceedings, Community Organizing, Community Health, Court Systems, Crisis Intervention, Legal Hearings, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Civil Law, Health Policy, Civil Procedures

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Decoding Nutrition Labels

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Nutritional Assessment, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Food and Beverage

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Immersify

    Inside the Human Body: The A&P Essentials Every Nurse Needs

    Skills you'll gain: Respiratory Care, Respiration, Nursing Process, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Human Musculoskeletal System, Medical Terminology, Health Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Care, Nursing and Patient Care, Physiology, Health Care, Psychosocial Assessments, Public Health, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medical Surgical Nursing, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Infection Control, Emergency Response

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Manejo moderno de la caries dental

    Skills you'll gain: Cavity Prevention, Dental Care, Oral and Dental Care, Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Treatment Planning, Diagnostic Tests, Risk Analysis, Clinical Assessment

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    312 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Moving Beyond Basics: Dairy Nutrition and Diet Formulation

    Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Care Plans, Food and Beverage, Biochemistry

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Amsterdam

    Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Research, Science and Research, Research Reports, Data Analysis, Research Design, Scientific Methods, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Research and Design, Report Writing, Experimentation, Social Sciences

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    71 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III)

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Healthcare Project Management, Solution Design, Quality Improvement, Patient Flow, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Patient Safety, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Brainstorming, Project Management, Problem Management, Needs Assessment, Clinical Practices, User Centered Design, Process Modeling

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    203 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics), Research Methodologies, Research Design, Data Quality, Social Media Analytics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    353 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MedCerts

    The Heart, Blood, and Lungs

    Skills you'll gain: Pulmonology, Medical Terminology, Cardiology, Respiratory Care, Respiration, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Hemodynamics, Medical Records, Cardiac Dysrhythmia, Immunology, Pathology, Hematology, Anatomy, Diagnostic Tests, Laboratory Testing, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Physiology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MedCerts

    Pharmacy Dosages and Prescriptions Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Medication Dispensation, Pharmacist Assistance, Medical Prescription, Pharmacy Operations, Pharmacology, Patient Safety, Pharmacy Information System, Pharmacy, Medication Administration, Pharmaceutical Terminology, Pharmaceuticals, Pediatrics, Intravenous Therapy, Systems Of Measurement, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    78 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular health coaching courses

  • Understanding Food Labels and Portion Sizes: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • The Nurse's Toolkit: University of Michigan
  • ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • Decoding Nutrition Labels: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Inside the Human Body: The A&P Essentials Every Nurse Needs: Immersify
  • Manejo moderno de la caries dental: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Moving Beyond Basics: Dairy Nutrition and Diet Formulation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project: University of Amsterdam
  • Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III): Johns Hopkins University
  • Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face: University of Michigan

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