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Condition Management Program Pairs Tailoring Technology With Trusted Relationships Between Black Barbers, Stylists, and Their Clients
Condition management programs, such as Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), can be highly effective when utilized. However, fewer than 7% of privately insured and 5% of Medicare beneficiaries with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes currently engage. Recognizing that Black Americans are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than White Americans and bear a...
App for Chronic Condition Management Deployed by ProChange
ProChange Behavior Solutions recently deployed its latest custom behavior change app for chronic condition management! In collaboration with the Lupus Foundation of America, ProChange is proud to announce the launch of a cross-platform app for the Strategies to Embrace Living with Lupus Fearlessly (SELF) program. The SELF program is designed to help people living with lupus better manage...
ProChange To Leverage Behavior Change Science to Mitigate Climate Change in Their Latest NIH Award
The National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences recently awarded ProChange Behavior Solutions a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant to develop and evaluate a tailored interactive text messaging program that will leverage behavior change science to help tackle the climate crisis. The program, tentatively titled Beat Extreme, will: provide information on current...
Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D. Recognized as One of the Most Influential Women Leaders in Health Promotion
ProChange Behavior Solutions is proud to announce that Dr. Kerry E. Evers, Co-President and CEO, has been recognized by the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) as one of the most accomplished and influential women leaders in the public health education and health promotion field. The article: “The Most Influential Women Leaders in Health Promotion” can be found here. There are thousands...
In Memory of James O. Prochaska, Ph.D.
It deeply saddens us to share that Dr. James O. Prochaska, our extraordinary, visionary founder, died on July 9, 2023, at the age of 80. Jim’s professional accomplishments are too numerous to recount. He was a pioneer in the field of psychology who revolutionized the science of behavior change. His most notable achievement was the formulation of the Transtheoretical Model, also known as the...
Sara S. Johnson, Ph.D.: A Trailblazer in Health Promotion Named Among Top Ten Influential Women Scholars
ProChange Behavior Solutions is proud to announce that behavior change scientist, Sara S. Johnson, Ph.D., Co-President and CEO, has been recognized by the American Journal of Health Promotion as one of the most accomplished and influential women researchers and educators in the public health education and health promotion field. The article: “The Ten Most Influential Women Scholars in Health...
Precision Population Health and Previvor Resilience the focus of NIH grant awarded to ProChange
You may have heard about genetic conditions that cause breast cancer, but you may not realize that approximately 50 different hereditary cancer syndromes (HCS) have been identified in which mutations (changes) in certain genes are passed from parents to children. With the increase in the availability of genetic testing, more and more individuals are learning that they have one of those...
Chronic condition management is a prime example of how ProChange’s custom solutions advance population health
With the prevalence of chronic conditions on the rise, chronic condition management solutions are increasingly critical to managing population health. While off-the-shelf programs are available to address many of the lifestyle risks that contribute to these chronic conditions, sometimes what is needed does not exist. ProChange provides clients with comprehensive solution development services and...
Population Health Management Solution Developed by ProChange & University of Maryland Center for Health Equity
A population health management solution designed to reduce health disparities in diabetes prevention will be developed by ProChange and the University of Maryland School of Public Health under a $1.06 million, multi-year contract awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The innovative solution will combine the trusted relationship between Black barbers and hair stylists...
Integrate proven behavior change science with ProChange’s a.i.—aleta inside
Sometimes the key to changing behavior can seem like a mystery. ProChange enables clients to seamlessly integrate proven behavior change science to unlock the door to life-changing breakthroughs with a.i.— aleta inside™—our behavior change science Intellectual Property (IP). Incorporate aleta inside's validated assessments, algorithms, techniques, nudges, and content into existing wellness...