Manchester and across the UK
Face-to-face group coaching hosted with local partner organisations - ideal for communities that learn best together in the room.
Pilot programme · Now inviting partners
12-Week Community Health Awareness and Prevention Coaching Programme
A culturally diverse programme for communities that are often reluctant to book a doctor's appointment when feeling unwell - helping adults notice changes earlier and feel confident about reaching the right health and community support in good time.
- In-person Manchester and across the UK
- Online group coaching UK and worldwide
Programme purpose
Practical awareness, not pressure to transform
This 12-week community programme helps adults become more aware of their health, recognise common risk factors and early warning signs, make realistic preventative changes, and feel more confident about accessing appropriate health and community support.
The programme is deliberately practical. Participants are not expected to completely transform their lives in 12 weeks. The aim is to help each person understand their own health patterns and leave with a small number of sustainable habits they can realistically maintain.
Throughout the programme we encourage early signposting to the relevant healthcare services and organisations - so small concerns reach the right support before they become big ones.
What guides every session
The programme is
- Education-led - clear, jargon-free learning about how everyday patterns shape health.
- Prevention-focused - small realistic changes and earlier action, before illness takes hold.
- Culturally inclusive - shaped with and for diverse communities, respecting different beliefs, foods and family life.
- Non-judgemental - every starting point is welcome; nobody is shamed for where they begin.
- Practical - habits sized for real life: work, budgets, caring duties and busy weeks.
- Community-based - learned and practised together, in person and in online groups.
- Non-clinical - coaching and awareness, not diagnosis or treatment; we signpost to clinicians where needed.
Where it takes place
Two ways to take part
The same 12-week journey, run in the setting that suits your community best.
UK and worldwide
Live online cohorts for groups anywhere in the UK or around the world - same coaches, same practical curriculum, from home.
Call to action
Charities, communities and organisations - join the pilot
We are looking for charities, communities and organisations that feel they may benefit from this pilot 12-week Community Health Awareness and Prevention Coaching Programme.
If your members, residents, staff or congregation could do with more confidence about their health - especially where people tend to put off seeing a doctor - we would love to hear from you. Tell us about your group in the form below and we will be in touch for a friendly conversation about fit, group size and whether in-person or online suits you best.
Register your interest 
Bring the pilot to your community.
Complete the form and a real human from Venus Health Academy will reply about next steps for the pilot.