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The Making of Our SNAP-Ed Health Coaching Toolkit

The Telephonic Health Coaching (THC) Intervention Toolkit is designed to assist SNAP-Ed programs in implementing THC intervention, an innovative and effective method to promote healthy behavior changes among SNAP-Ed participants. Based on best practices derived from six years of experience at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) SNAP-Ed program, this toolkit provides comprehensive resources for launching a THC intervention. ​

Our THC intervention consists of six consecutive weekly sessions, approximately thirty minutes in length, with pre/post program evaluation at weeks one and six.

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How We Welcome Clients To Our Program

Our Program:

As the Client, You Will:

• Improve your level of health.
• Take responsibility to make and sustain changes.
• Invest time to make improvements.
• Be willing to share personal information that is related to your health.
• Be open to suggestions and willing to try new things.
• Understand that set backs are normal on the path of change.
• Answer your coach’s call during your session time.
• Let your coach know if a session needs to be reschedule.

Your Coach Will:

• Help you identify and use your strengths on the path to a healthier future.
• Ask questions to help you to arrive at your own answers.
• Encourage realistic goals.
• Create a safe place that helps supports learning and new behaviors.
• Support you in thinking of creative ways for moving forward.
• Respect your ideas, learning styles, and needs.
• Offer ideas for improving your health with your permission.
• Be on time in calling you every week during the agreed upon time.
• Recommend other resources for you when our program is unable to help.

What Our Clients Are Saying About This Program:

I wanted to update you on my progress. Since working with you I have lost over 10 pounds and I am eating healthy. I eat lots of fruits and vegetables, yogurt and make healthy choices now. I read labels now before I buy a product to make sure it is nutritious and a healthy choice. Thanks to you and your program I am on my way to eating healthy and losing weight.

It was an honor to work with you. Please remember that you made me believe in myself again and I could not have done it by myself. I believe I made a friend for life.