Live Well Bien Vivre Claude Vautour Intent Goal

Live Well! Bien Vivre! Claude Vautour

Intent / Goal / Aim Live Well! Bien Vivre! is a preventative piece of the New Brunswick Diabetes Strategy Self-referral health coaching program with a client led approach that focuses on prevention and management of chronic diseases Continue to evolve Live Well! Bien Vivre! to reach more people in New Brunswick

Problem / Issue New Brunswickers are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases 77% Chronic diseases 63% obesity 35% Diabetes & prediabetes

Measurement 73% of clients have 1 or more self reported chronic disease 53 Average Age 30% female 20% male Over 1000 Coaching Clients 6 Coaches 6 Regions 3500 Group Coaching Participants Provincially

Intervention / Actions Coaches are connectors Self-Management Support Continuity Five Roles of a Health Coach Emotional Support Bridge Between Clinician & Patient Navigation of the Health Care System They link their clients to resources in their community Coaches teach their client how to set and maintain wellness goals Coaches facilitate positive behaviour change.

Impact / Outcomes Results of self reported client surveys Before After Self efficacy 54% of clients reported normal 60% of clients reported high Self Perceived wellness 43% of clients reported as being in `poor` health 86% of clients reported as being `fair - good` health Fruit & Vegetables 63% of clients ate 3 or less servings per day 67% of clients ate 4 – 7 servings per day Physical Activity 65% of clients participated in light weekly to rarely 73% had moderate to vigorous physical activity

Lessons Learned / Challenges 81% of clients reached and maintained their goals Most used coaching practices focus on re-enforcing behaviours and teaching self management skills We plan to continue to infuse coaches into more health care settings