Nilsen Wendy J, Haverkos Lynne, Nebeling Linda, Taylor Martina Vogel
Am J Health Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec;34(6):643-6. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.34.6.1.
To describe the formation and work of the Health Maintenance Consortium (HMC), a collaborative of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health to study long-term behavior change across a variety of diseases and conditions.
The historical development of the program, especially the focus on behavior change maintenance, is briefly described. Previous work on behavior change that paved the way for the HMC is also discussed.
Aiming to accelerate the pace of discovery and application, NIH funding to create the HMC has created a strong research base for making progress toward filling key knowledge and intervention gaps in long-term behavior change.
Investments in behavior change and maintenance have yielded important information that can be used to guide the development of future programs to improve health.
描述健康维护联盟（HMC）的形成与工作，该联盟是由美国国立卫生研究院资助的一个研究团队协作组织，旨在研究多种疾病和健康状况下的长期行为改变。
简要描述该项目的历史发展，特别是对行为改变维持的关注重点。还讨论了为HMC奠定基础的以往行为改变研究工作。
为加速发现和应用的进程，美国国立卫生研究院资助创建了HMC，为填补长期行为改变方面的关键知识和干预空白取得进展奠定了坚实的研究基础。
对行为改变及维持的投入已产生重要信息，可用于指导未来改善健康项目的开发。
