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Pro-Change Awarded Two Phase II SBIRs
South Kingstown, RI - October 18, 2012 - Pro-Change was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation grant in 2012 on September 20. Funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was won to complete and enhance the development of a responsible drinking intervention and to test it in a randomized clinical trial. The intervention will target employed adults who are at...
Pro-Change’s MyHealth is Now Available at 7 YMCA Branches in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
South Kingstown, RI - September 28, 2012 - Since 2010, members of the Kent County YMCA in Warwick, Rhode Island have been offered access to Pro-Change's LifeStyle Management suite of programs. Given the enthusiasm for the pilot program, referred to as MyHealth at the Y, the YMCA of Greater Providence Association has decided to offer the programs to all 7 of its full-service branches in Rhode...
Pro-Change’s Work is Recognized by Dr. Mehmet Oz in Time Magazine
South Kingstown, RI - September 17, 2012 - In an article on behavior change in the September 17, 2012 issue of Time Magazine, Dr. Mehmet Oz, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and television personality, emphasized the longevity and sustained applicability of the Transtheoretical Model. In the article titled "Goal Power," Dr. Oz stated that the Transtheoretical Model "has been around...
Pro-Change Relocates to Historic Hazard Mill
Pro-Change is moving! We have outgrown our space at the University of Rhode Island. Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. is relocating to the historic Hazard Mill in South Kingstown, RI. At our new location, we can continue to grow and serve our wellness partners by providing innovative high impact programs. Pro-Change is proud to further revolutionize behavior change in this historic site of the...
Pro-Change Enters Health in Motion in the Childhood Obesity Challenge: Public Voting Open!
West Kingston, RI - August 16, 2012 - Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. has entered Health in Motion in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Childhood Obesity Challenge. Through this online competition the hope is to find innovative and promising solutions for healthier kids. Creative ideas, programs, projects, and interventions are...
Pro-Change is a Collaborator in the University of Rhode Island’s $14 Million Grant
West Kingston, RI - June 28, 2012 - The University of Rhode Island (URI) was awarded a $14 million federal grant to develop a program coordinating the health care of adults with cognitive disabilities. The role of Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. will be to customize its award winning evidence-based online LifeStyle Management programs to meet the special needs of the population. Pro-Change's...
Pro-Change Programs Used at CT Technical High School System
West Kingston, RI - June 21, 2012- With a Department of Public Health Tobacco Cessation Grant, the Connecticut Technical High School System is now making available Pro-Change's online Keeping It Fresh tobacco cessation program for youth and the adult online Smoking Cessation program for the youth's parents and the schools' staff. Counselors, educators, and nurses at the Connecticut Technical...
Self Esteem Boston Signs an Agreement to Work with Pro-Change
West Kingston, RI - June 6, 2012 - Pro-Change and Self Esteem Boston are collaborating to develop validated pre- and post-measures to assess the readiness of Self Esteem Boston's direct service clients in recovery to gain and use skills that support recovery and improve their lives. Self Esteem Boston is a non-profit charitable organization that provides a unique psycho-educational program that...
Pro-Change’s Founder James O. Prochaska Highlighted in The American Journal of Health Promotion
West Kingstown, RI - May 17, 2012 - James O. Prochaska, PhD described as "one of the most prolific luminaries in the profession" was interviewed by Paul E. Terry, PhD the new editor of The Art of Health Promotion in the May/June 2012 edition of The American Journal of Health Promotion. Dr. Terry focused on asking Dr. Prochaska on how best to apply what he has learned about behavior change...
Nurses and Health Educators Now Receive CEs Through TTM e-Learning
Pro-Change is pleased to announce that we have expanded our offering of continuing education credits for our e-Learning course titled, "Basic Transtheoretical Model Training." In addition to having approval through the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers for 4 continuing education contact hours, we now offer continuing education to both nurses and...