Coaching For Prevention: The Healthy Howard Model

Healthy Howard Health Plan (HHHP) – a public-private health care access program for uninsured residents of Howard County, Maryland was designed by the two authors of this blog post and Glenn Schneider, former Director of Health Policy and Planning for the Howard County Health Department. While states and local jurisdictions have applied different access models to reduce the uninsured rolls,  HHHP couples health care services with compulsory health coaching. Although the program is young and the results of a formal evaluation will take time, several indicators suggest the coaching model to be a promising practice for health promotion. Read the full post..