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United States Health Coaching Industry Report 2024

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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DUBLIN, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The U.S. Health Coaching Market" report from Marketdata LLC has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The U.S. Health Coaching Market" report from Marketdata LLC has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Health coaching has emerged as a $7.6 billion healthcare service market, with a strong growth outlook
    An estimated 128,000 health coaches and health educators advise and motivate clients to change bad lifestyle habits and to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes.
  • Consumers, employers and insurers are each now more seriously focused on improving health and being proactive, in light of the pandemic, rising obesity levels, and chronic health conditions.
  • However, like coaching in general, the industry is loosely defined, and unregulated, and certification is performed by many competing organizations.

United States Health Coaching Market Report 2024: An Industry Worth $7.6 Billion - Virtual Health Coaching Takes Center Stage in Post-Pandemic Era - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Fitness & Nutrition, Health, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Cigna, Growth, Certification, Obesity, MD, COVID-19, Diet, Organization, UnitedHealth Group, Diabetes, National Society, CPT, Veteran, AFPA, Private practice, Health insurance

The "The U.S. Health Coaching Market" report from Marketdata LLC has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "The U.S. Health Coaching Market" report from Marketdata LLC has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Health coaching has emerged as a $7.6 billion healthcare service market, with a strong growth outlook.
  • An estimated 128,000 health coaches and health educators advise and motivate clients to change bad lifestyle habits and to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes.
  • However, like coaching in general, the industry is loosely defined, and unregulated, and certification is performed by many competing organizations.

California Legislature Passes AB 1437 to Reduce Access Barriers for Mental Health Patients

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Insurance, Schizophrenia, Policy, Mental health, Quality of life, DSM-IV codes, AFPA, Patient, Post-traumatic stress disorder, California State Legislature, Major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder, Legislation, Nursing, Pharmaceutical industry, Hospital, MD

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with serious mental illness in California will have better, more consistent access to prescribed medication thanks to AB 1437, a bill passed by the California State Legislature.

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  • Reform marks a victory for patients with serious mental illness and encourages stability, timely treatment
    SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with serious mental illness in California will have better, more consistent access to prescribed medication thanks to AB 1437, a bill passed by the California State Legislature.
  • The Alliance for Patient Access, the California Access Coalition and the Psychiatric Physicians Alliance of California thank Assembly Members Jacqui Irwin and Sharon Quirk-Silva and applaud the California State Legislature for passing AB 1437 with wide bipartisan support.
  • "AB 1437 is a straightforward, transformational step in ensuring patients remain stable and retain access to their already approved medications," said Rimal Bera, MD, chairman of the Alliance for Patient Access' Mental Health Working Group.
  • I'm encouraged that the legislature has recognized this and taken steps to ensure appropriate mental health care for Californians.

American Fitness Professionals & Associates Launches Gut Health Nutrition Specialist Course

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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RADNOR, Pa., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), a division of KnowFully Learning Group and a leading provider of health, nutrition, and fitness online education, today announced the launch of its new offering: the Gut Health Nutrition Specialist course .

Key Points: 
  • RADNOR, Pa., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), a division of KnowFully Learning Group and a leading provider of health, nutrition, and fitness online education, today announced the launch of its new offering: the Gut Health Nutrition Specialist course .
  • Students will learn how gut health impacts the entire body, and the influence of nutrition, genetics, and lifestyle.
  • I am very excited that the AFPA team and nutrition expert Sasha Aparicio collaborated to provide this Gut Health Specialist course and believe it will help many professionals and their clients."
  • Over the course of eight modules, students will learn about the anatomy of the gut, the ways in which gut health impacts the rest of the body, and how nutrition, genetics, and lifestyle factors influence gut health.

Access is Critical for Upcoming Rare Cancer Treatment, Physicians' Paper Explains

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Physician, Hope, Diagnosis, Lymphoma, Degenerative disease, Patient, MPH, Access, Multimedia, Cancer, Epstein–Barr virus, AFPA, Shock, FDA, Pharmaceutical industry, Health insurance, MD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transplant patients who develop an ultra-rare form of lymphoma will need timely access to a forthcoming treatment, physicians explain in a new white paper from the Alliance for Patient Access. As "Treatment Options & Access for EBV+ PTLD" notes, the drug, called tabelecleucel, will be the first treatment approved by the FDA specifically for EBV+ PTLD, or Epstein-Barr virus positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Key Points: 
  • The new treatment offers hope to many patients and families, the paper's physician authors explain.
  • They caution against onerous insurance prior authorization and prohibitive cost-sharing practices that could make access to the life-saving treatment difficult.
  • The rare cancer affects patients who have received a solid organ transplant or a hematopoietic cell transplant.
  • The Alliance for Patient Access is a network of policy-minded health care providers who advocate for patient-centered care.

ELITE BASKETBALL ACADEMY PROLIFIC PREP JOINS BOOSTA TRAINING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL’S FIRST NIL PARTNERSHIP

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Friday, August 5, 2022
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Long Beach, CA, Aug. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boosta Training has signed a multi-year partnership with Prolific Prep, the first of its kind basketball college-preparatory academy founded in 2014, as an official Boosta partner.

Key Points: 
  • Long Beach, CA, Aug. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boosta Training has signed a multi-year partnership with Prolific Prep, the first of its kind basketball college-preparatory academy founded in 2014, as an official Boosta partner.
  • The partnership will enable Prolific Prep to bring exclusive training content and personalized feedback to athletes of all levels through the subscription-based Boosta platform.
  • Prolific Preps partnership with Boosta provides players at all levels with a wealth of insight into what it takes to be a Prolific Prep student-athlete.
  • Prolific Prep joins an impressive list of professional basketball trainers currently on Boosta Training, which currently includes:
    BriAnna Joy Garza (aka Shooters Shoot), Boostas first basketball trainer and Head of Instructional Design.

Environmental Groups and UNITE HERE Local 11 Call Out Terranea “Eco-Resort” Owners Lowe & JC Resorts for Execs’ Funding of Climate Change Deniers

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Last week a coalition of environmental organizations and allies called out Terranea Resort owners JC Resorts and Lowe for throwing millions at anti-environment politicians and other conservative causes.

Key Points: 
  • Last week a coalition of environmental organizations and allies called out Terranea Resort owners JC Resorts and Lowe for throwing millions at anti-environment politicians and other conservative causes.
  • The Terranea, a sprawling property along an environmentally sensitive stretch of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, bills itself as a sustainable and eco-friendly resort.
  • Robert J. Lowe Sr. contributed $50,000 to the Koch Brothers Americans for Prosperity Action (AFPA) from October 9, 2020 through October 1, 2021.
  • It is outrageous that executives of the owners of Terranea, a resort billed as environmentally friendly, would be funding the politicians responsible for blocking reform to stop catastrophic climate change, said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11.

Beachbody Breaks New Ground in “GUT HEALTH” Mega-Trend With New Program from Autumn Calabrese, Super Trainer, Nutrition Expert and Best-Selling Author

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
General Health, Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Â, Digestion, Program, NASM, Nutritionist, Health, AFPA, Doctor of Philosophy, National Academy of Sports Medicine, Multimedia, Exercise, Food, Entrepreneurship, Bloating, Institute, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, BOD, ACSM American Fitness Index, National academy, Education, Probiotic, Weight loss, Man, Woman, Motion, Pain scale, NYSE, Immune system, Sports medicine, Dietary supplement, Birth control, The Beachbody Company, The Beachbody Company, Inc., Autumn Calabrese, THE BEACHBODY COMPANY, INC., AUTUMN CALABRESE

Unaddressed food sensitivities can not only interfere with digestion, but also your energy levels, immune system, skin health and mood.

Key Points: 
  • Unaddressed food sensitivities can not only interfere with digestion, but also your energy levels, immune system, skin health and mood.
  • Experts are realizing the quality of your gut health impacts the quality of your life.
  • I worked with doctors, experts, and PhDs on the issues I was dealing with and everything pointed to one thing my gut health.
  • This no-impact workout program was created with the latest studies showing the benefits of moderate exercise on gut health.

NexPhase Capital-Backed KnowFully Learning Group Acquires American Fitness Professionals & Associates and Psychotherapy.net

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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American Fitness Professionals & Associates ("AFPA") is a national provider of training and certification for health and fitness professionals, a growing market of more than 900,000 people.

Key Points: 
  • American Fitness Professionals & Associates ("AFPA") is a national provider of training and certification for health and fitness professionals, a growing market of more than 900,000 people.
  • Founded in 1994 by Mark and Amy Occhipinti, AFPA provides high-quality training, certification and continuing education to professionals working in the health, fitness, nutrition and related fields.
  • Learn more about how KnowFully Learning Group delivers high-impact education that launches careers, helps professionals thrive, and empowers people and enterprises to perform at their peak at www.KnowFully.com .
  • KnowFully Learning Group provides continuing professional education, exam preparation courses, and education resources to the accounting, finance, and healthcare sectors.