Your Right To Practice

There are currently tens of thousands of Health Coaches successfully practicing in all 50 states and around the world.  Health Coaching includes educating clients about healthy eating and lifestyle choices, helping clients develop and set goals, and taking clients’ good intentions and putting them into practice. Health Coaches work in many settings and, among other services, provide general wellness and nutrition information, options, recommendations, guidance, motivation, and skill-building to establish healthier lifestyle routines and to achieve client-focused personal health goals. This role does not require a license in any state.

While a license is not required to practice as a Health Coach, a state license for the practice of “Dietetics/Nutrition” is generally required for some professionals that practice advanced nutrition care in setting such as hospitals, nursing homes, and meal plan development for prisons and to treat specific diseases.

Health Coaches are recognized by the most significant health institutions in the world and already play a vital part in the emerging preventative healthcare model.

You can find more information about Health Coaching, including a Health Coach’s right to practice guide here: http://www.iahcnow.org/pages/advocacy.

If you have further questions about scope of practice, please email contact@holisticcouncil.org and they can help address any questions you may have.

The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. This document does not create an attorney-client relationship. You may want to contact an attorney to address your particular situation.