Assessments & Labs in Lifestyle Medicine

This course will review validated assessments used to evaluate the six lifestyle medicine pillars, as well as review of common anthropometric & laboratory values used to monitor disease progress: metabolic markers, lipid profile, inflammation, etc.

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This fully online, on-demand course has been approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching for 1.5 CE hours. NBHWC-Approved Course: 1.5 CE hours (CEA-000539-3)

Course Description

As part of the early sessions in a coaching program, assessments allow the coach to determine the current state of a client’s behaviors in various lifestyle areas. With so many lifestyle-related assessments available, it can be challenging to select appropriate measures for individual lifestyle behaviors, when accounting for validity, length and ease of use. This course will review common validated assessments in evaluation of lifestyle behaviors in lifestyle medicine coaching, as well as common lab values that are used in ongoing monitoring of the effect of lifestyle change on chronic disease markers.

Course Objectives

After completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

Connect readiness for change in a particular lifestyle area with selection of a lifestyle-specific assessment tool.
Compare and contrast features of validated lifestyle assessments used in lifestyle medicine.
List at least one assessment in each of the 6 lifestyle medicine pillars.
Describe the available comprehensive lifestyle medicine assessments & their drawbacks.
Recognize abnormal results in common laboratory markers used in disease monitoring, such as hemoglobin A1C, BMI, & lipid profile results.

Course curriculum

1. Welcome and Course Info
2. Introduction
1. Overview & Comprehensive Assessments
2. Resources: Comprehensive Assessment
1. Dietary Assessment Options
2. Resources: Nutrition
1. PA Assessment Options
2. Resources: PA
1. Sleep Assessment Options
2. Resources: Sleep
1. Stress Assessment Options
2. Resources: Stress
1. Social Connection Assessment Options
2. Resources: Social Connection
1. Substance Use Assessment Options
2. Resources: Substance Use
1. Anthropometric options & common labs
2. Resources: Anthropometrics & Lab Values
1. Quiz
2. Course Evaluation
3. Congratulations and Thank You

About this course

$39.00
21 lessons
1.5 hours of video content

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Instructor

Michele Suhie, PhD, NBC-HWC, DipACLM

Michele is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, specializing in the integration of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology and religion/spirituality. She sees private coaching clients to help them reduce risk and manage chronic disease. Michele has also been an educator for more than 25 years. She continues to teach in higher education as an adjunct professor, offers continuing education to her fellow health coaches, and serves as the Director of Health Education at MyCatholicDoctor Academy. She is a certified instructor of Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice through the VIA Institute on Character and has conducted research on MBSP and positive health in collaboration with the VIA Institute.