IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 733 
Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and ‘‘National Health 
and Wellness Coach Recognition Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAROLYN 
B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mr. BUCHANAN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and 
‘‘National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week’’. 
Whereas February 12, 2018, through February 18, 2018, is 
‘‘National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition 
Week’’; 
Whereas lifestyle-related chronic diseases are at the heart of 
the current health care crisis in the United States; 
Whereas the United States Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention has deemed chronic disease ‘‘the public health 
challenge of the 21st century’’; 
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Whereas decades of research have linked lifestyle factors, 
such as inactivity, poor diet, tobacco smoking, and sus-
tained stress, with increased risk for major illnesses and 
death; 
Whereas attempts to reduce these lifestyle-related chronic dis-
eases 
and 
costs 
have 
proven 
to 
be 
financially 
unsustainable within a system that rewards hospitaliza-
tions and invasive procedures; 
Whereas incentives for interventions and technologies that 
achieve desired outcomes such as outpatient care, risk 
management, patient support, and health coaching should 
be encouraged; 
Whereas a large gap exists between health care provider rec-
ommendations and sustainable health-related behavior 
change; 
Whereas health coaches are a new type of health care worker 
who serve as wellness guides and supportive mentors that 
motivate individuals to cultivate positive health choices 
and move them toward those specific goals; 
Whereas health coaches serve a vital role in improving an in-
dividual’s wellness that complements and does not replace 
the work of health care professionals; and 
Whereas there are an increasing number of studies that show 
the effectiveness of health and wellness coaches in im-
proving individual health and wellness and reducing 
health care costs: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 
Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week’’; and 
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(2) supports the efforts of health and wellness 
coaches of the United States on their important 
work to improve the health and wellness of the Na-
tion. 
Æ 
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