Healthcare Professionals

What is Personal Health Engagement^®?

Personal Health Engagement (PHE), a concept developed by Healthy Interactions, is the process of individual involvement and empowerment in health and wellness. The purpose of Personal Health Engagement is to generate self-fulfillment in daily living and ultimately an improvement in quality of life.

The process of Personal Health Engagement starts with effective communication between the individual, health care provider and corresponding support network. A productive exchange of ideas and strategies leads to personal accountability and involvement in decision-making. Optimal decision making leads to improvements in behavior and ultimately clinical care outcomes. Back to top

How does Personal Health Engagement^® help patients?

Patients who achieve Personal Health Engagement know how to improve and manage their own health. They need less medical care, which leads to lower costs for patients, healthcare institutions and health-insurance companies. Personal Health Engagement also makes it easier for patients to communicate about their health, helping to transform relationships between patients and healthcare professionals for the better. Back to top

What sets Conversation Map^® programs apart from traditional
health-education methods?

Conversation Map programs do more than educate. Through face-to-face, small-group sessions, participants learn the health information most relevant to them and relate it to their own lives and experiences. They then create a workable plan for putting that information into practice. By engaging participants in their own health, Conversation Map programs make it easier for participants to achieve Personal Health Engagement. Back to top

How do Conversation Map programs fit into a participating medical practice or institution?

In most cases, a healthcare professional already on staff can be trained to facilitate Conversation Map programs. Healthy Interactions provides the training and Conversation Map education tools at no direct cost to healthcare professionals attending the training or the locations where they work.

Conversation Map program sessions can be coordinated to meet the different needs of different participants. The Conversation Map education tools are portable and easy to use, making it easy to hold sessions in a variety of medical settings or learning environments. Facilitators can manage each session to be as brief or lengthy as time permits. Back to top

How do I become a Conversation Map facilitator?

If you are interested in becoming a trained Conversation Map facilitator, visit our Register for Facilitator Training page to find a training session in your area.
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I am interested in referring patients to Conversation Map programs. How do I find a Conversation Map program in my area?

There are more than 19,000 trained Conversation Map facilitators at practices, hospitals, clinics and community centers across all 50 states. To find a facilitator or participating location in your area, search for one here. For Conversation Map programs outside the United States, visit our international site.
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What other resources are available for Conversation Map facilitators?

Healthy Interactions provides facilitators with additional materials, ongoing support and access to a wider community of facilitators. To learn more about these resources, please log into or create your Facilitator Account at the top of this page. Back to top