Citation: Palmer, S. (2004). Health Coaching: a Developing Field within Health Education. Health Education Journal, 63(2), 189-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690406300208

The health promotion and health education literature has references to health counselling.Yet, beyond the field of health, coaching has become a popular method to enhance and facilitate individual and group performance in business, sports, and personal areas of life. This paper focuses on the recent development of health coaching by practitioners and organisations.