BodyMedia body monitoring technology has been clinically validated for accuracy in physical activity and calorie burn measurements, and for the ability to improve weight loss up to three times over behavioral support alone.
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Meanwhile, a four-person team from NASA is set to arrive in Chile this week to help provide physical and behavioral health support to the miners.
It needs trained professionals to solve problems through intuitive experimentation and pattern recognition, and then behavioral change knowledge to provide support and involvement in continued monitoring and experimentation.
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This year, SAP has stepped up to take the lead role as presenting sponsor, and RBC, Callaway Golf, Wine Spectator and Trumpet Behavioral Health are also offering strong support as sponsors.
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Just a decade ago when a diagnosis of dementia was given, very little could be done for most patients except for treating behavioral disturbances and changing the environment to support safety and functioning.
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The money is meant to support the school district's behavioral and academic recovery efforts, which include "counseling, wellness activities, and training programs designed to assist families and school staff heal after the trauma, " according to a press release.
And, finally, one of our most recent and most promising Portfolio Companies is Ed Support Services, who provide educational and behavioral services to people with disabilities.
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The stakes are too high for support staff to just learn a cookbook of academic and behavioral interventions that may address the presenting problem but may not provide the needed solution.
Head trauma is such a memorable, obvious event that people tend to want to link behavioral changes to it, even in cases when careful inspection of the facts don't support this.
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