HealtheSteps® run by The Lifestyle Research Team is seeking new participants and coaches!
HealtheSteps® is a free, virtual 6-month lifestyle prescription program run by Dr. Robert Petrella and his Lifestyle Research Team out of Western University and the University of British Columbia. Participants are matched with certified coaches who guide them through monthly one-on-one sessions dedicated to introducing healthy living concepts and supporting the development of personalized health goals in the areas of physical activity, exercise, healthy eating, mindfulness, time in nature, sleep, social connectedness, and smoking cessation. Coaches include trained medical, health sciences, kinesiology, and dietetics students, as part of an elective or practicum for their program, as well as family medicine or other medical residents. Coaches can engage in both for-credit and extracurricular capacities.
As an ongoing program, the team is always seeking new participants and coaches! If you know of patients in your family practice who you believe would be interested in the program, sign up information can be found here: https://healthesteps.ca/participate/
If you know of students or residents who would be interested in signing up to become a coach, and gain hands-on experience in health counselling and lifestyle prescription, coach sign up information can be found here: https://healthesteps.ca/coaches/
To learn more about the program, visit our website at: https://healthesteps.ca/, or contact us at health.e.steps@ubc.ca
