Health Coach and Wellness Coach Business Cards for NBHWC Certified Practice

Health coaches and wellness coaches are the behavior change specialists who help clients bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it consistently — supporting lasting lifestyle changes in nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, weight management, smoking cessation, chronic disease self-management, and overall wellbeing. Health coaching is a growing, increasingly credentialed profession with its own national certification standards and evidence base.

What Health Coach Cards Include

Your Credentials and Certifications

• NBC-HWC (National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach) — NBHWC (National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching); the primary national board certification for health coaches; requires approved training program, client hours, and examination; accepted by most healthcare organizations
• ACE Health Coach Certified — American Council on Exercise
• ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist — American College of Sports Medicine; for coaches with exercise science background
• CHC (Certified Health Coach) — IIN (Institute for Integrative Nutrition) or similar
• ICF ACC/PCC/MCC — International Coaching Federation; general coaching credential respected across health and wellness coaching
• ACT (Associate Certified Coach) — ICF entry-level coaching credential
• CIHC (Certified Integrative Health Coach) — Duke Integrative Medicine
• ICHWC member (International Consortium for Health and Wellness Coaching) — created the NBHWC credentialing standards

Functional medicine credentials:

• IFMCP (Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner) — IFM; for coaches with clinical background
• FDN-P (Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner) — FDN; lab-based health coaching

Wellness niche credentials:

• NASM CPT + Nutrition Coach — National Academy of Sports Medicine
• Precision Nutrition Level 1/2 (PN1/PN2) — Precision Nutrition; respected nutrition coaching credential
• AFPA Holistic Health Coach
• RYT 200/500 (Yoga Teacher) — for coaches integrating yoga and mindfulness
• MBSR Teacher (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)

Your Coaching Specialties

Lifestyle and behavior change:

• Weight management and healthy weight
• Nutrition and healthy eating behavior
• Physical activity and fitness
• Stress management and resilience
• Sleep improvement
• Smoking cessation
• Alcohol reduction / sobriety support
• Time management and work-life balance

Chronic disease and medical:

• Type 2 diabetes prevention and management (CDC DPP — Diabetes Prevention Program)
• Pre-diabetes coaching
• Cardiovascular disease prevention
• Hypertension management support
• Autoimmune condition lifestyle support
• Cancer prevention lifestyle coaching
• Post-surgery lifestyle recovery

Functional and root-cause wellness:

• Gut health (microbiome, elimination diet support)
• Hormone balance and women's health
• Energy and fatigue management
• Inflammation and anti-inflammatory lifestyle
• Thyroid health support
• PCOS lifestyle management

Mental wellness:

• Stress and anxiety management
• Burnout recovery and prevention
• Mindfulness and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)
• Sleep optimization
• Emotional eating

Corporate and workplace wellness:

• Employee wellness programs
• Corporate health coaching contracts
• Workplace stress management
• Group wellness coaching and workshops
• Benefit plan integration (health insurer partnerships)

Your Program and Delivery

• 1:1 individual coaching (in-person, phone, video)
• Group coaching programs
• Online coaching platforms
• 12-week or 6-month programs
• "Program: [Name]" — branded coaching program
• Monthly memberships
• Workshops and webinars
• Employer wellness contracts

Design for Health Coaches

Vibrant, Energetic, Wellness-Aesthetic

Health coach card design:

• Wellness-forward aesthetic — vitality, energy, health
• Approachable and motivating
• Clean and fresh

Color palette:

• Fresh green + white: vitality, nature, health
• Warm coral + white: energy and warmth
• Deep teal + white: calm professional wellness
• Warm orange + white: energy and motivation

Back of Card

1. "Health Coach | NBC-HWC | ICF ACC (if) | NBHWC | PN1 (if) | [RD/CPT if dual-credentialed]"
2. "[Specialty: Weight | Diabetes prevention | Gut health | Stress | Women's health | Corporate]"
3. "Nutrition | Movement | Stress | Sleep | Chronic disease self-management | Behavior change"
4. "1:1 coaching | Group programs | Online | Corporate wellness | 6–12 week programs"
5. "Consultation: [QR / Calendly link] | [email] | [Instagram @handle] | [website]"

Checklist

• [ ] NBC-HWC (NBHWC national board certified)
• [ ] ICF credential (ACC, PCC) if applicable
• [ ] ACE / ACSM / NASM (if fitness background)
• [ ] Precision Nutrition PN1/PN2 (if nutrition focus)
• [ ] IFM / FDN-P (if functional medicine)
• [ ] ICHWC membership
• [ ] Specialty (weight, diabetes, gut health, stress, women's health, corporate)
• [ ] 1:1 and/or group coaching
• [ ] Online delivery (telehealth / virtual coaching)
• [ ] Corporate wellness (if offering B2B)
• [ ] Program name / duration
• [ ] Free consultation QR (Calendly/Acuity)
• [ ] Instagram (wellness clients discover coaches visually)