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Founded in 1992, what started as a small macrobiotic cooking class in New York City has evolved into a global school that has the largest global presence of Health Coaches who were trained in our flagship Health Coach Training ProgramTM.

IIN pioneered the field of health coaching. We’ve been around the longest, and we take pride in igniting the movement that has created other health coaching schools (many are founded by IIN graduates!), as it demonstrates the need for, and the power of, Health Coaches and their incredible work.

IIN is licensed by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, which entails constant oversight as well as periodic review and renewal of our courses and their curriculum. We’re incredibly proud of this licensure, as we aim to be held to the highest standards and underscore credibility, trust, and value in the education you earn.

Today, we are taking strategic steps to support our evolution from health coaching school to the world’s largest integrative health education and certification platform. This means forging important partnerships that allow us to expand our reach and provide our community with even more opportunities to thrive in their personal and professional lives. The first such partnership is with Dr. Deepak Chopra and Chopra Global (Chopra), bringing Dr. Chopra on as IIN Chief Wellness Officer and adding Chopra courses to the IIN portfolio, including courses on meditation, Ayurveda, yoga, and coaching.

A Health Coach is a wellness professional whose main role is to guide clients to reach their health and wellness goals, whether that’s sleeping better, boosting energy, weight loss, stress management, and so much more. Health Coaches create a safe space for their clients to explore their health, facilitating behavior and lifestyle change that can be sustained for the long-term. Using their nutrition, holistic health and coaching education, Health Coaches help their clients discover which foods and lifestyle choices make them feel best. Most importantly, Health Coaches take a holistic approach to health, focusing not just on food, but also all the other areas of life that can support and nourish overall health, such as career, spirituality, relationships, and environment. Health Coaches can work with clients one-on-one or in group settings, or alongside healthcare professionals such as medical doctors, chiropractors, therapists, and nurses, as well as other professionals in wellness such as personal trainers, registered dietitians, and nutritionists. Health Coaches play a pivotal role in the greater healthcare team, filling the void that is often left by doctors who don’t necessarily have time to provide nutrition and coaching guidance. Health Coaches are changing the world and reversing the global healthcare crisis as one of the quickest growing careers. Learn more about our programs that provide a certificate in health coaching here.

Several independent third-party membership organizations have undertaken vigorous evaluations of our programs and granted various approvals. 

Specifically, IIN has received program approvals from organizations in the U.S. and internationally, such as the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBWHC), the International Coaching Federation (ICF), The Health Coach Alliance, and Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association (HCANZA). 

Additionally, successful evaluations have resulted in our educational offerings being granted college credit recognition within the U.S. and Level 4 Approval within the United Kingdom. IIN is the only organization that offers education pathways across the globe. Learn more about our recognition and partnerships here.

IIN is dual-licensed by the New York State Education Department and the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. This licensure entails constant oversight from these educational governing bodies as well as periodic review and renewal of our rigorous academic Health Coach Training Program curriculum. 

We’re incredibly proud of this licensure, as we aim to provide a robust health coaching education that is held to the highest standards. This licensure also establishes credibility, trust, and value in the certificate you earn.

Our Health Coach Training Program^TM is designed to give you the knowledge you need to create sustainable lifestyle changes, in yourself as well as in others, such as friends, family, and future clients. Our visiting faculty and teachers, many of whom are functional medicine physicians, PhDs, and researchers, will cover functional nutrition, nutrition science, and anatomy concepts so you’ll have a general sense of how the body functions, how the body utilizes the food you eat, and how our microbiome affects your health. 

Utilizing curriculum features such as Science Spotlights, we’ll dive deeper into the science behind important nutrition and wellness concepts so that you are well-equipped to explain these concepts to others, as well as apply the information to your own life. We aim to provide the latest nutrition science information, while staying aware of the ever-changing landscape of nutrition research. 

In all our wellness courses, we provide evidence-based research to back up our curriculum content and ensure that all content is up to date with regular review.

We believe in the power to use business to make the world a better place and help those in need, which is why we support likeminded organizations through charitable contributions. Since 2010, we have donated over $2.5 million to over 200 charities worldwide, as well have partnered with organizations to gift scholarships to those who wish to make a difference in their communities.