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Pro-Change Behavior Change Programs That Focused on Exercise and Stress Management Also Dramatically Improved Overall Well-Being
First-Ever Randomized Trial Evaluated the Impact of Health Coaching and Online Coaching Interventions on Individual Well-Being West Kingstown, RI - April 4, 2012 - Pro-Change's computer-tailored intervention (CTI) programs applying the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change (TTM) to exercise and stress management simultaneously reduced participants' health risks while improving multiple areas...
YMCA of Middle Tennessee Members to receive LifeStyle Management Suite
Starting in 2012, select members of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee will participate in Pro-Change's LifeStyle suite of programs. Pro-Change's health risk intervention (HRI) and behavior change programs will be integrated into the curriculum of two of the Y's successful offerings: Hope for Health, is a relationship-focused, result driven program in which a health coach works with mothers, ages...
Pro-Change Launches Trial of an iPad-delivered Multiple Behavior, Multiple Language Program for Pregnant Women
This month Pro-Change launched a randomized clinical trial of Healthy Pregnancy: Step by Step at six federally qualified health center sites offering prenatal care to underserved women in Rhode Island, New York, and Connecticut. With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pro-Change developed a multiple behavior computer tailored intervention (CTI) offering...
Pro-Change Launches 2012 Upgrade
Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. has launched the 2012 upgrade to its URAC Gold Award Winning LifeStyle Suite's eight programs including Stress Management, Smoking Cessation, Healthy Eating, Exercise, Weight Management, Depression Prevention, Managing Your Cholesterol, and Managing Your High Blood Pressure. The upgrade includes: iPad and smart phone optimization a Spanish version of the Health...
The Stages of Change Highlighted in Experience Life
West Kingston, RI - "The Stages of Change: Break a habit. Achieve a goal. Transform Your life" is the lead article in the November issue of the magazine Experience Life and is listed in the top 10 most read list on their home page. The six-page article is written in a style that is easily understandable to a broad reading population. The article not only...
Pro-Change’s Dr. James O. Prochaska and First Lady Mrs. Obama named SOPHE’s 2011 Honorary Fellows
West Kingston, RI - September 8, 2011 - Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) proudly names Dr. James O. Prochaska and First Lady Michelle Obama as its 2011 Honorary Fellows. The honorary fellow is the highest SOPHE award to a nonmember who has made significant and lasting contributions to the field of health education and improving the public's health. Dr. Prochaska pioneered the...
Joint Healthways/Pro-Change study Emphasizes Importance of Multi-faceted Well-Being Approach as Key to Improve Presenteeism and Productivity
Reduced Productivity Occurs as Chronic Conditions and Risk Behaviors Increase; and as Physical and Emotional Health Decreases. Findings from a new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggest that organizations may want to review their approaches to managing presenteeism - productivity loss from employees who are physically present at work, yet perform...
Senior Vice President Kerry Evers Honored Among Top “40 Under Forty” by Providence Business News
Kerry Evers, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research and Development, has been named one of the state's top business people in the annual "40 Under Forty" feature in Providence Business News (PBN). Kerry is one of 40 young professionals (business and nonprofit leaders) chosen from more than 115 nominees, based on career success and community involvement. PBN seeks the best and the brightest in...
Basic TTM e-Learning Program Now Offers CEs
Pro-Change has approval through the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers for 4 contact hours of clinical continuing educational credits for the e-Learning course titled, "Basic Transtheoretical Model Training." The online course teaches clinicians and health care professionals the basic concepts and strategies to effectively use the Transtheoretical...
Healthways Includes Pro-Change Programs in Contract Awarded in France
Pro-Change's partner Healthways was recently selected by France's Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés (CNAMTS) Sophia program to improve health and well-being for all citizens with diabetes, in France and French Territories overseas. Integration of the CNAMTS information system and Healthways' Embrace™ Platform and infrastructure is expected to take 7-8 months, during...