ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual Coach Inc. today announced the launch of a new Website called Virtual Health Coach(R). It offers a new and innovative approach to deciding, planning and implementing behavior changes to improve health. Virtual Health Coach(R) provides the missing piece of the behavior change puzzle .- the “getting ready” part. It addresses all the major unhealthy lifestyle behaviors that plague the world’s health everyday -- smoking, weight management, exercise, stress, substance use, alcohol, and personal safety.
Making behavior changes to improve health is very hard to do. That’s why Virtual Health Coach(R) incorporates stages of change science and adult learning theory to foster thinking, feeling and motivation -- all are key elements to learning new healthy behaviors. The program empowers users to address the psychology of change through self-analysis of past and present attitudes, values, and interests that may be linked to bad habits.
A cartoon character named Coach Kerrbie makes learning and changing fun. With just enough animation and voice to entertain, users are guided through a coaching session that leads to the creation of a tailored behavior change plan with matching online resources to carry it out. For portability, online tracking tools as well as the user’s personal change plan can be accessed on any personal electronic device including a cell phone.
Virtual Health Coach(R) corporate memberships provide organizations with an assessment and intervention tool all in one. Virtual Health Coach(R) is confidential and convenient for employees and provides comprehensive feedback at a low cost to employers. Companies have access to aggregate data at all times helping them design on-target programs to maximize valuable wellness dollars. To track outcomes, Virtual Health Coach provides an automatic email follow up. A customized resource page will increase employee participation in internal programs.
The membership website http://www.virtualhealthcoach.com/ is the result of a partnership between a change management company, For A Change, and a Web design and development company, Expressive Tek. Susan Isenberg, a nurse and educator, operates as President of For A Change and is the author of Virtual Health Coach(R). Ms. Isenberg modeled the virtual coach after a successful live health coach program she co-created at a large health care system. Dan Shoemaker, President of Expressive Tek, is an expert in the art and science of web design and development. Both member companies are based in St. Louis. The new host company for http://www.virtualhealthcoach.com/ is Virtual Coach, Inc.
Virtual Coach Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Isenberg of Virtual Coach, Inc., +1-314-495-9478
Web site: http://www.virtualhealthcoach.com/
