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Stages of Change: The Essence of the New Book, Changeology, by John C. Norcross
South Kingstown, RI - January 3, 2013. On Christmas day, John C. Norcross, PhD, a former student of James O. Prochaska, PhD, developer of the Transtheoretical Model, released his new book, Changeology: 5 Steps to Realize your Goals and Resolutions. The book takes the reader through the scientific stages or steps of the change process with Transtheoretical Model-based assessments, guidance, and...
Pro-Change Launches 2013 Upgrades
South Kingstown, RI - December 20, 2012. Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. has made extensive upgrades 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. To request a demonstration of the updated...
Pro-Change to Pilot Test Computer-Delivered Bullying Prevention Program
South Kingstown, RI - November 13, 2012. This month Pro-Change will start to pilot test a three-session computer-tailored intervention called Stand Up: A Program to Prevent Bullying. Pilot participants will include a national sample of teens with epilepsy and high school students in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The Stand Up program delivers questions, stage-matched feedback, videos, and personal...
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...