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Health and Wellness Coaching

Health and Wellness Coaching

Your Health. Your Goals. Your Way.

 Want to feel healthier, have more energy, manage stress, or make lasting lifestyle changes, but aren't sure where to begin? 

You don't have to figure it out alone.

Health and Wellness Coaching is a  supportive, personalized approach that helps you discover what matters most to you, build on your strengths, and take realistic steps toward better health. 

At Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD), our goal is to help you create healthy habits that fit your life, rather than expecting you to fit your life around a plan.

What is Health and Wellness Coaching? 

Health coaching is a partnership between you and a trained coach.

Rather than telling you what to do, your coach listens, asks thoughtful questions, and helps you discover your own motivation and solutions.

Together, you'll explore what's important to you, identify challenges, celebrate successes, and develop a plan that works for your lifestyle.

You are the expert on your life.  Your coach helps you turn your goals into action. 

What Can Health Coaching Help With ?

Health coaching can support you in many areas of well-being, including:

  • Healthy Eating:  Build balanced eating habits that fit your preferences, schedule, and budget. 
  • Physical Activity:  Find enjoyable ways to move more and build strength.
  • Stress Management: Develop practical strategies to manage stress and support emotional well-being.
  • Healthy Weight: Focus on sustainable habits that support your individual health goals.
  • Chronic Condition Management: Build confidence in managing conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease.
  • Tobacco Cessation: Explore motivation and strategies for becoming tobacco-free.
  • Sleep and Energy: Develop routines that support rest, recovery, and daily energy.
  • Healthy Habits: Turn good intentions into small, achievable actions that last.
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    You don't need to have a chronic condition to benefit from health coaching. Sometimes, you simply want to feel better and make your health a priority.

    What Can You Expect:?

    Health coaching is a personalized process that focuses on your goals, your strengths, and your readiness for change. 

    PPHD's coaching process typically includes:

    • 3-6 individual coaching sessions
    • 20-40 minutes per session
    • Approximately 3-6 months of support

    Each session is a chance to reflect on your progress, work through challenges, and decide what comes next.

    Your Coaching Journey:

    Discover
    Create Your Plan
    Build Healthy Habits
    Celebrate and Keep Growing
    Session 1-2
    Session 1-3
    Session 2-6
    Sessios  6
    Explore your health priorities, strengths, values, and reasons for wanting to make a change.
    Choose realistic goals and identify small steps that fit your everyday life.
    Practice new skills, work through challenges, and adjust your plan as you learn what works best.
    Recognize your progress, build confidence, and create a plan to maintain your healthy habits moving forward.

     

    Is Health Coaching Right for You?

    Health and Wellness Coaching through PPHD is available to adults who:

    • Are age 18 or older.
    • Live in the Nebraska Panhandle
    • Want to improve their health or well-being.
    • Are ready to explore positive lifestyle changes.

    You don't need to know exactly what you want to change before getting started.

    All you need is a willingness to explore what possible! 

    What Participants Are Saying

    - Health Coaching Participant

    Small Habits. Lasting Change.

    Health coaching works hand in hand with PPHD's 5 to Thrive! initiative.

    These five simple daily habits can be a great starting point for creating your own healthy lifestyle: 

  • 5 servigs of fruits and vegetables.
  • 4 servings of water.
  • 3 servings of lean protein.
  • 2 hours or less of recreational screen time.
  • 1+ hour of movement or mindfulness.
  • Your coach can help you choose the habits that matter most to you and find realistic ways to make them part of your daily routine.

    Explore 5 to Thrive!

    Looking for Group Support?

    PPHD also offers Living Well workshops for adults who want to develop skills for managing chronic health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and chronic pain.

    These interactive workshops provide practical education, goal-setting activities, and encouragement from others facing similar challenges.

    Explore Living Well Programs

    Ready to Take the First Step?

    You don't have to change everything overnight. Health coaching helps you start where you are, focus on what matters, and build confidence one step at a time. 

    Register here: https://tinyurl.com/PPHDHealthCoach or contact PPHD to learn more about Health and Wellness Coaching.

    Contact us today to start your journey to living your best life

    Are you a Panhandle resident?
    Are you over 18?
    Ready to make your health a priority?

    Then you are eligible for health and wellness coaching!

    Call today to get started.
    Cheri Farris, MPH, CHES, NBC-HWC
    Health and Wellness Coach
    (308) 220-8020
    cfarris@pphd.ne.gov

    Certified Wellchaches

    Updated: November , 2026