According to the latest Center for Disease Control (CDC) published data, the nation lacks recent success in helping people make healthy changes in areas such as smoking, weight, stress, and exercise. Changing lifestyle habits to improve health is difficult and complex. Change begins with awareness but must be fueled by motivation, a vision for the future, a plan to make it happen, and resources to carry it out. Based on adult learning principles and stages of change, Virtual Health Coach® integrates learning and technology to create an engaging and comprehensive Internet program for health improvement.

Just knowing what you need to do to be healthier doesn’t always mean you do it. Making a behavior change to improve health is like putting a complicated puzzle together. It’s hard and you can’t finish if a piece is missing. The missing piece of most programs is the “getting ready” part. Virtual Health Coach gets you ready to change through thinking, feeling, problem solving, and decision-making. Then, it helps you create a just-for-you plan and provides matching resources to carry it out.

If you need to make a lifestyle change to improve your health in one or more of the following area— Smoking, Exercise, Weight Management, Stress, Alcohol Use, Substance Use or Personal Safety—this program is for you!