SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc. founder James O. Prochaska has been recognized by a national journal as a health-promotion pioneer.
Prochaska is one of 22 pioneers recognized in the September/October issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion. Prochaska is also director of the Cancer Prevention Research Center and a professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island.
“Our profession’s game changers started with a deep understanding of, and respect for, the science that came before them. But they were disruptive forces nevertheless,” Paul E. Terry, the editor of the Art of Health Promotion section of the journal, said of the pioneers.
“What a wonderful description and validation of Jim and his work over the years,” Janice M. Prochaska, Pro-Change president and CEO, said in a release.
Pro-Change is a research and development company that provides wellness partners with computer and coaching-based programs for changing health-risk behaviors.
