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Pro-Change was successfully awarded three out of three submitted Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In Stage-Based Mobile Intervention for Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care, a Phase I NIDA contract led by Deborah Levesque, Ph.D., Pro-Change will develop and pilot-test a prototype of a...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (HBFF) signed a Distribution Agreement to promote, market, sell, and distribute Pro-Change's Youth and Adult LifeStyle Management Suites of programs to schools, community health and mental health centers, addiction treatment facilities, and other organizations. For the first time, Pro-Change's evidence-based youth programs...

James O. Prochaska, Ph.D., Founder, and Janice M. Prochaska, Ph.D., President & CEO, of Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. recently signed a book contract with , to write Changing to Thrive: Overcome the Top 5 Threats to Health and Happiness. Changing to Thrive will build on major breakthroughs in stage-based programs that have occurred since Changing for Good was published. These...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. announced today that Sara Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President at Pro-Change, will present at the 2015 HERO (Healthy Enhancement Research Organization) Forum, which takes placeSeptember 29 through October 1 in Chicago, IL. Dr. Johnson will present Ready or Not: Tailored Communication and Behavioral Economics Help Smokers Quit with Karen Horgan, President and...

The O'Neil Center, whose mission is to advance the science of patient and family engagement, recently sat down with Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research and Product Development at Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc., to learn about the Transtheoretical Model. The interview, which focuses on the change process and how it impacts person and family engagement, was published in the...

Dr. Kerry Evers explains how the change process impacts person and family engagement in her O'Neil Center interview. Pro-Change is home to the Transtheoretical Model. Tell us about the model. Who developed it and how does it work? The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is a theoretical model of how people make behavior changes. It was developed more than 30 years ago by Dr. Jim Prochaska, the founder...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. announced today that Senior Vice President of Research and Product Development Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D., has been named to the board of directors and national board of advisors of the Institute for Interactive Patient Care (IIPC). IIPC is a research-based health care organization dedicated to empowering patients and improving health outcomes through patient...

Orbis Partners, Inc. and Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. have signed a three-year contract to have Orbis distribute Pro-Change's juvenile justice program, Rise Above Your Situation (RAYS). Orbis will also provide training to probation officers and counselors to facilitate the use of the program. The RAYS program is designed as an adjunct to traditional juvenile justice programs. It is a...

After an intensive evaluation and an onsite visit last year, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce it was officially recertified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The WBE is a nationally-accepted certification recognized by numerous private sector companies and governmental agencies. WBE membership criteria...

Health Promotion in the Workplace: Improving Awareness, Enhancing Motivation, Building Skills, and Creating Opportunities, edited by Michael P. O'Donnell, MBA, MPH, PhD, is a collaborative effort of the top health promotion scientists and practitioners in the field. James O. Prochaska, PhD, Founder of Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc., and Janice M. Prochaska, PhD, President and CEO, contributed...