Nutrition and Wellness Coaching
Empower Others to Live Healthier Lives with Lasting Results
Benefit from up to 14% savings on this learning journey
The Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey combines two popular online programs from Harvard Medical School Executive Education, offering a curriculum that integrates advanced nutrition planning with behavior change techniques. This immersive journey is designed to equip participants with the skills to develop comprehensive wellness strategies and facilitate impactful, lasting health outcomes.
Program Overview: Nutrition and Wellness Coaching
The 15-week Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey is designed to offer an integrated experience of two popular programs from Harvard Medical School Executive Education — the Health and Wellness: Designing a Sustainable Nutrition Plan program and the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program. This journey empowers healthcare advocates, health coaches, wellness advisors, and fitness trainers like you to support clients in adopting and sustaining healthy behaviors that lead to lasting health and a healthier life.
The program is led by Dr. Elizabeth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, a trained physiatrist as well as a health and wellness coach, who is recognized for her pioneering contributions to lifestyle medicine. By integrating nutrition, health, and wellness insights with practical coaching techniques, the learning journey supports you in acquiring advanced capabilities to design a comprehensive plan for sustainable nutrition and healthy living patterns.
Note: This program does not grant academic credit or professional certifications from Harvard Medical School.
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was the increase in the number of combined US health coaches, health educators, and community health workers between 2010 and 2023.
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36%
of individuals actively seek or have already engaged with health and wellness coaches to improve their well-being.
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s the expected increase in the burden of noncommunicable conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, in low-income countries from 2020 to 2040.
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Who Is the Nutrition and Wellness Coaching Program For?
The Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey is designed for professionals and enthusiasts in the health and wellness sector who seek to elevate their practice with advanced skills. This program is ideal for:
Health Coaches, Wellness Advisors, and Fitness Trainers
Designed for professionals aiming to guide clients toward informed, personalized health decisions with advanced strategies and client retention and satisfaction
Health Advocates and Enthusiasts
Tailored for those passionate about health and wellness, aiming to strengthen credibility and influence by providing accurate, science-based advice
Key Takeaways
The Nutrition and Wellness Coaching program will enable you to:
Assess an individual's lifestyle, considering the societal and environmental factors that impact health
Apply effective coaching techniques and relationship-building strategies to facilitate client behavior change
Design and implement personalized health plans by incorporating tailored interventions for nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and social support
Evaluate and refine lifestyle plans using peer feedback and self-reflection, fostering a growth mindset and resilience in clients
Explore how healthy lifestyles prevent and manage diseases and chronic conditions through evidence-based guidelines for nutrition and lifestyle choices
Use the five-step collaborative cycle, growth mindset, and self-compassion to motivate clients to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors
Design personalized plans that incorporate the six pillars of lifestyle medicine to support healthy practices across all life stages
Communicate effectively to address the six pillars of a healthy lifestyle and build authentic rapport, even in challenging situations
Use behavior change theories and interview techniques to foster collaboration and empower individuals to maintain healthy living patterns through life's disruptions
Apply the latest research and guidelines to inspire and motivate people to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors for a lifetime
Why choose this multi-program learning journey?
The Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey offers a unique opportunity to engage in an integrated educational experience by combining two related programs from Harvard Medical School Executive Education. This immersive program is designed to provide a sequential learning path with unique content that equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others. This multi-program learning journey offers:
Comprehensive, expanded skill set
Enhanced credibility
Market relevance and demand
Integrated approach to lifestyle medicine
Cost and time efficiency
Final project synergy
Networking opportunities
Projects
The weekly journal reflections are integral to the Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey, providing hands-on opportunities to apply concepts from both the Health and Wellness: Designing a Sustainable Nutrition Plan program and the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program.
You will engage in projects that address real-world wellness challenges, equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to create comprehensive health strategies. Throughout this journey, you will explore sustainable nutrition planning, develop effective coaching techniques, and learn to set and refine SMART goals, ultimately empowering your clients to adopt and sustain healthier lifestyles.
What You Will Learn in the Nutrition and Wellness Coaching Program?
The Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey offers a comprehensive curriculum that equips wellness professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to drive impactful change in their practices.
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Hear from Past Participants
"My whole professional trajectory has changed. I had no idea what it meant to be a coach before starting this package of certifications."
Niall Dalton-Brown
Proprietor,
Eyewear Architects
"Videos, storytelling from Dr. Frates, case studies, the additional resources, the presentation of the coach’s strategies and techniques and how to put them into practice, the exchanges with my peers ...
Rachida Benaalla
Wellness Coach & Nutrition - Fitness - Slumber Therapy, Arboraissance
"I had one individual to try all the new things I learnt, and that one individual was my husband. The best part was definitely the fact that he improved some of his behaviours, set up smart goals whic...
Stela Handlovska,
Senior Digital Content Manager, Everyday Rewards
Advanced PainCare and BioHealth Institute
"I enjoyed the insights gained from so many experts who have researched, extensively written and effectively summarized their findings."
Jean Santo
Owner physician,
Advanced PainCare and BioHealth Institute
"I loved everything about this program, the way it was presented in small, easy-to-follow videos, the structured format of the videos and, of course, the presenter. The module topics were super engagi...
Mareike Joedicke
Director Sales and Marketing,
GOCLOUDOFFICE
"he best part of this program was that I was guided by coaching to practice what I learned in 2 other courses. Thank you for the amazing teachers who were good role models for me. Also, the discussion...
Claudia-Florentina Crăciun
Nurse,
Bucharest Emergency Hospital
"I learned how to build healthier habits, manage stress and make sustainable choices that actually fit into my life. I feel more energized, balanced and in control of my health than ever before."
Susan Burhan
High Voltage Battery Lead Engineer,
Stellantis
Meet the Faculty
Elizabeth “Beth” Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, is a trained physiatrist and a health and wellness coach with expertise in lifestyle medicine. She has received several teaching accolades fro...
Featured Guest Faculty
Walter C. Willett, MD, DRPH
Dr. Walter Willett is well known for his work in creating the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate. He has served as chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard for 25 years and i...
Meghan Ariagno, MBA, RD, LDN
Meghan Ariagno has been working as a dietitian in weight management for over 12 years, contributing expertise on health coaching in a health care setting. She started her care...
Stelios Kiosses, MS, GMBPsS, BACP
Stelios Kiosses has over 30 years of experience and is renowned for his interdisciplinary approach that integrates culinary arts with psychology to explore how dietary habits ...
Robert Brooks, PhD
Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist known for his strength-based approach to working with clients. He frequently lectures on a variety of topics, including motivation, re...
Earn three distinguished certificates
Upon completing the Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey, you will receive three digital certificates from Harvard Medical School Executive Education. These include a certificate of completion for the Health and Wellness program, a certificate of completion for the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program, and an advanced certificate recognizing your completion of the Nutrition and Wellness Coaching learning journey.
Note: The certificate details (name and dates) are placeholders. The final certificate will reflect the actual participant name, cohort dates, and date of issue.
Your digitally verified certificates will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, per the stipulated requirements. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Harvard Medical School Executive Education.
Note: This program does not grant academic or professional certifications from Harvard Medical School.
FAQs
Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 315 284 5718 (US) / +44 204 538 5575 (UK) / +65 3129 7741 (SG)
The program will observe a scheduled holiday break from December 24, 2025 through January 1, 2026.
Flexible payment options are available.
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