High Plains Community Health Center - Old: Health Coaching Successes.

HEALTH COACHING INCREASES SUCCESS FOR PATIENTS!

High Plains has long proved to have better health outcome measures than other provider offices and national averages. However, since adding health coaching in 2009, we can now show data that proves health coaching helps patients lose more weight and improve their health.

PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION
Our data shows that for patients with hypertension, health coaching helped decrease those who were overweight, decreased obesity, and improved blood pressure control.

Hypertension + Overweight (BMI 25-29.9)
                         Coached......Uncoached
  Pre-coaching......88.7%.........78.3%
  Post-coaching....86.0%..........80.3%
  Change.............-2.7%...........+2.0%

Hypertension + Obesity (BMI >29.9)
                         Coached......Uncoached
  Pre-coaching......58.9%.........51.8%
  Post-coaching....40.3%..........48.2%
  Change............-18.6%...........-3.6%

Hypertension Not Controlled (BP > 140/90)
                         Coached......Uncoached
  Pre-coaching......10.6%.........16.9%
  Post-coaching.....4.6%..........15.5%
  Change.............-6.0%...........-1.4%

PATIENTS WITH DIABETES
Our data shows that for patients with diabetes, health coaching helped decrease those who were overweight and improved blood sugar control (Hemoglobin A1C over 9).

Diabetes + Overweight (BMI 25-29.9)
                         Coached......Uncoached
  Precoaching......91.8%.........85.2%
  Postcoaching....87.6%..........86.9%
  Change.............-4.2%...........+1.7%

Blood Sugar Not Controlled (Hemoglobin A1c>9)
                         Coached......Uncoached
  Pre-coaching......23.1%.........20.9%
  Post-coaching.....14.1%..........16.1%
  Change.............-9.0%...........-4.8%

Statistics independently compiled by:
Institute for Health Research
Kaiser Permanente Colorado