Multiple Health Behavior Change and Multi-Morbidities

Description/Mission Statement

The Multiple Health Behavior Change and Multi-morbidities (MHBCM) Special Interest Group aims to 1) contribute to the development of a science of multiple health behavior change for health promotion and disease management, and 2) advance approaches to understanding and promoting health among those with multiple physical health conditions. When health risk behaviors co-occur, and/or a patient has multi-morbidities, they have an increased risk of poor health outcomes. Intervening in these contexts presents a unique set of challenges, such as whether to intervene simultaneously vs. sequentially to impact multiple behaviors or conditions and selecting and analyzing multiple outcome variables. Our group addresses the theoretical, methodological, intervention, statistical and funding issues related to targeting multiple health behaviors for change and promoting health among those with multi-morbidities. Our cross-disciplinary group is designed to enhance the professional development of its members by fostering networking, mentorship, career development, and scientific discussion.

 

Opportunities to Engage with the Multiple Health Behavior Change and Multi-Morbidities SIG

1. Join the SIG roster or to be added or removed from the listserv: Log in to the Members Only section of the SBM website, click My Profile, and then edit the SIG section under the Professional tab. If you have questions or difficulty, email info@sbm.org.
    
2. Email co-chairs to find out more about opportunities to get involved and SIG events
    
3. Apply for leadership positions in the SIG as they become open.

 

Awards

The MBHCM SIG offers two awards for members:

MBHCM Best Abstract Award
2023 Award Recipient: Nhung Nguyen, PhD
2022 Award Recipient: Allison J. Carroll, PhD
 

MBHCM Student/Trainee Abstract Award
2023 Award Recipient: N/A
2022 Award Recipient: Irina Mindlis, MPH MA

 

MBHCM SIG History

Previous Chairs
2021-2023 Tammy Stump, PhD
2020-2021 Brad Appelhans, PhD
2020-2021 Peter Giacobbi, PhD

 

Outlook articles written by the MBHCM SIG

2022: Preparing Pre-doctoral Fellowship Applications: An Interview with a Current NRSA F31 Recipient
2021: Looking Within: Can Studies of Intra-Individual Variability Improve Multiple Health Behavior Change Interventions?
2020: Introducing the Multiple Health Behavior Change and Multi-Morbidities (MHBCM) SIG