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Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. founder James P. Prochaska, Ph.D., and Senior Vice Presidents Kerry Evers, Ph.D., and Sara Johnson, Ph.D., delivered break-out sessions and research reports at the 21st Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference on March 23-25, 2011 at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Over the course of three days, a series of keynote lectures, breakout...

On April 27, 2011, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc., a leader in multiple behavior change, is sponsoring a full-day Special Interest Group course on "Multiple Health Behavior Change: State of the Science and Opportunities for Collaboration" at the 32nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in Washington, D.C. Organizers of the Pre-Conference Day...

On March 5, 2011 at Columbia University's Faculty Club, James O. Prochaska, PhD was one of six inaugural recipients to receive the Beckman Award. The Beckman Award is given to current or former academic faculty members who have inspired their students to establish, on a lasting basis, a movement of major benefit to the community at large. Jim was nominated by John Norcross, PhD, Professor of...

A November, 2010 article in the Population Health Management journal by Hamar et al. reported on "The Impact of a Proactive Chronic Care Management Program on Hospital Admission Rates in a German Health Insurance Society." The study evaluated patients who suffered from coronary artery disease, heart failure, diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who consented to participate in the...

Two subcontracts with the Pacific Health Research and Education Institute have been awarded to Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. through funding from the Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), an office of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). Dr. Kerry Evers, Senior Vice President at Pro-Change is proud to be working with the Department of...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. is collaborating with the University of Rhode Island's (URI) Multicultural Center to help promote and evaluate multicultural competence among their student body. As part of this project, an assessment of readiness to be multiculturally competent and measures for assessing the pros and cons and self-efficacy will be developed and validated. A literature review...

Register for the Live Demo Webinar Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT Speaker Janet Johnson, Ph.D. Vice President of Research and Product Development Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. Space is Limited Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/231917977 Today, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. launched a Healthy Eating Program to improve health...

On air financial journalist and author Stacey Tisdale has enlisted the help of Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. to launch a Life Skills and Financial Literacy Program called Winning Play$.  The program will be delivered to high school students nationwide in partnership with NFL Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott's All Stars Helping Kids Foundation. It will first be pilot tested in three Bridgeport,...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to complete the development and to test the effectiveness of a multiple behavior computer tailored intervention for pregnant women, Healthy Pregnancy: Step by Step. This intervention offers tailored guidance based on stage of readiness for...

To meet the demands of distance learning, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. now offers an e-Learning course titled, Basic Transtheoretical Model Training. This online course teaches coaches and other health care professionals the basic concepts and strategies needed to effectively use the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change (TTM) when working with clients. The course incorporates...