Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Plus - 29th May 2026

This is a face to face session that covers all the elements of the accredited MECC programme to enable professionals to have healthy conversations, set goals and fully support clients to make behaviour change.

Information about this training

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an approach to behaviour change that utilises the millions of day-to-day interactions that organisations and individuals have with other people to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.

This training explores behaviour change principles and models, having healthy conversations practice, key questioning skills and practice and goal setting with service users and is run over 6 hours.

Learning Outcomes

Explanation of What MECC is, Having Healthy conversations, Goal Setting with service users, and exploring MECC philosophy, Further training examples, Health Inequalities, a Public Health focus.

Who is the course aimed at?

Aimed at professionals (HCC, NHS, GPs, Community Pharmacies, Healthy Hubs) Carers, volunteers, voluntary sector organisations who have conversations with people around making changes.

Entry requirements to do this course

None

How you will be assessed

No assessment for this training.

What happens after I book this training?

After booking the training, you’ll receive a confirmation email with pre-course requirements and course details. Post-training, a follow-up email will provide instructions to complete for your participation certificate. You’ll also have the option to engage in follow-up communication.

Contact us details

01442 453 071

HealthImprovementService@hertfordshire.gov.uk