Expressing support for health and wellness coaches.

Bill: 117-hres-481
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2021-06-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Health promotion and preventive care

Physical fitness and lifestyle
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution expresses support for the efforts of health and wellness coaches.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 481 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2021 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Buchanan , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Cárdenas , and Mr. DeFazio ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for health and wellness coaches.

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 ; Whereas decades of research have linked lifestyle factors, such as inactivity, poor diet, tobacco smoking, and sustained stress, with increased risk for major illnesses and death; Whereas attempts to reduce these lifestyle-related chronic diseases and costs have proven to be financially un­sus­tain­able within a system that rewards hospitalizations 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 recommendations 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 individual’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 improving individual health and wellness and reducing health care costs: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives supports the efforts of health and wellness coaches of the United States on their important work to improve the health and wellness of the Nation.