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The July/August issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion's section on the Art of Health Promotion highlights Pro-Change’s new Proactive Health Consumer (PHC) program. The article entitled “Proactive Health Consumerism: An Important New Tool for Worksite Health Promotion” focuses on the fundamentals of the PHC approach, applies lessons learned to develop effective PHC, suggests how PHC...

Dr. Kerry Evers, Senior Vice President of Research and Product Development at Pro-Change, was one of 130 civilian leaders in business, education, and government from across the country to receive a personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force to attend the 56th Annual National Security Forum (NSF) at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama earlier this year. The...

Three members of Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. will present at two different Paper Sessions at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada on April 22-25, 2009. The three presentations are based on a recently completed five year program of research funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The research was led by Principal...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems was presented the Gold Award for Health Management by leading health care accreditation organization, URAC. The honor was announced at the 2009 Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards Gala on April 1-2 in Orlando, Florida. The awards are designed to recognize innovative leadership and successful programs in consumer-focused health care...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. today announced they will work with Quintiles Medical Education, Consensus Medical Communications, and Medical Education Resources in 2009 to comprehensively measure outcomes for continuing medical education initiatives for the effective treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV). These initiatives will be delivered live, on-line, and via print. Consistent with the...

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has elected Janice M. Prochaska to the national association. The announcement was made during NRPA’s 43rd Annual Congress & Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland. “Janice is an asset to NRPA,” said Lois G. Finkelman, NRPA Chair of the Board of Trustees. “She has supported the park and recreation movement and NRPA’s mission on many levels throughout...

In a special publication of the Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation the article “Strategies for Motivating Employees to Develop Positive Financial Behaviors: An application of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change” (Xiao, J.J., Prawitz, A.D., Prochaska, J.M., O’Neill, B., Kim, J., & Garman, T., 2008; pages 1-8) was published. In the article, the PFEEF recognizes the...

URAC, a leading independent accrediting organization, has announced that a distinguished panel of judges selected Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc. as one of 23 finalists in its Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards competition. The competition drew entries from across the nation. The finalists will be honored during the 2009 Best Practices Conference &...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. today announced that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has included a profile of Pro-Change's Stress Management Program as part of their Health Care Innovations Exchange. The Stress Management Program is currently being utilized by HealthString LLC, Quality Health Solutions, Healthways, and Medifit. HealthString’s use of the program is...

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. has developed a prototype version of a computer-tailored multiple behavior intervention to promote health during pregnancy. Healthy Pregnancy: Step by Step is an interactive program that addresses smoking cessation and maintenance, stress management, and healthy eating, all three of which are critical health behaviors for a healthy pregnancy and positive birth...