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08/24/2022

Rewarding Healthy Behaviors

Article Excerpt: Human behavior is difficult to manage: Why do people do the things they do, even when some habits are bad for them? And how can they change these behaviors? Bethany Raiff, Ph.D., a professor of psychology in the College of Science & Mathematics, has designed incentive-based approaches, often using technology, to help people quit smoking, attend treatment for opioid use disorder, and engage in physical activity. “We make a lot of decisions that are not always in our best interest,” Raiff said. “I am trying to understand how to shift people’s decision-making toward healthier behavior.”

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/mwdvd6uc

Article Source: Rowan University News

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12/01/2021

Startups Use Tech, ‘Gamification’ for Public Health Problems

Article Excerpt: Matthew Loper’s mission to use technology and science to revolutionize health care began when he observed vastly different outcomes for relatives with the same disease… Loper, one of a bevy of entrepreneurs seeking to transform health care and insurance through technology, wanted to understand how the outcomes could diverge so extremely. “How do you actually create motivation in people?” Loper said. “How do you get someone who never would have gone to see their doctor or taken those medications, or used that app, to actually follow through with it?”  Wellth (an app that incentivizes users to make healthy choices, like regularly taking medicine), founded in 2014, seeks the answers by employing behavioral economics, which takes into account individual biases and how they affect decision-making.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/ycknpmxz

Article Source: Medical Xpress

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05/15/2021

New Study Pays Medicaid Members Who Want To Quit Drinking

Article Excerpt: Rewards-based digital coaching for those who misuse alcohol and want to quit is now open to Vermont Medicaid members. The program is part of a research study. Participants are recruited and can remain anonymous. Once selected, they will have access to digital coaching and information and will be given monetary incentives for staying sober.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/4tvxx3sc

Article Source: Vermont Public Radio

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11/17/2020

Treating Addiction with IoT and AI

Article Excerpt: The interconnectivity fostered by IoT and the learning abilities of AI show potential in tackling a wide range of problems. Although not the first on our minds, substance addiction is one such problem IoT and AI can work against. This will completely revolutionize rehab and allow for the remote treatment of addiction during pandemics like these, where in-person treatment is less viable.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/y6zhvpwn

Article Source: IoT For All

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04/16/2020

Tech Tools for Managing Addiction Disorders

Article Excerpt: With technology transforming industries in the United States, it’s time to apply high-tech solutions to opioid use disorder management, speakers said at the 2020 Opioid Management Summit. Addiction is heavily stigmatized, and the use of evidence-based best practices in addiction treatment programs can vary widely, said Samantha Arsenault, the vice president of national treatment quality initiatives for Shatterproof, a national nonprofit focused on reversing addiction.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/y7rf8j7a

Article Source: Specialty Pharmacy Continuum

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03/13/2020

Dartmouth’s Geisel Med School Awarded $3 Million for Type 1 Diabetes Research

Article Excerpt: Geisel School of Medicine The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine will be awarded a 5-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a study led by Catherine Stanger, PhD, to test the effectiveness of innovative behavioral intervention tools in helping to improve the health of high-risk patients who suffer from Type 1 diabetes—a condition which is difficult and expensive to manage.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/rn2bp24

Article Source: Vermont Biz

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03/09/2020

Geisel To Receive $3 Million Award to Study New Digital Tools for Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Article Excerpt: The Center for Technology and Behavior Health at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine will be awarded a 5-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a study led by Catherine Stanger, PhD, to test the effectiveness of innovative behavioral intervention tools in helping to improve the health of high-risk patients who suffer from Type 1 diabetes—a condition which is difficult and expensive to manage.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/wlro6np

Article Source: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine News

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03/08/2020

More Than $700K To Go Toward Type 1 Diabetes Research

Article Excerpt: Nearly $713,000 in federal funding is going to Dartmouth College to support research to test new ways to better treat and control type 1 diabetes. The funding will go toward a five-year study that will use digital tools to support behavioral changes to help young people with diabetes follow a complicated medical regimen and achieve better health outcomes…The funding to Dartmouth’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health will go toward a study led by Dr. Catherine Stanger.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/rq3454p

Article Source: Concord Monitor

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03/02/2020

NH Delegation Announces $712K in Federal Funding to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research

Article Excerpt: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) today announced the award of $712,837 in federal funding to Dartmouth College’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in support of the first year of a five-year research study to test new ways to better treat and control type 1 diabetes.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/yx8xjfsn

Article Source: Senator Jeanne Shaheen Press Releases.  Also posted on Senator Maggie Hassan Press Releases.

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