Systems and methods for altering an individual's behavior

A method of altering a behavior of a participant associated with a health care system, the method comprising:

• communicating first data associated with a first question over a network to an electronic device, wherein the first question pertains to a health activity of the participant;
• displaying the first question on a display of the electronic device;
• activating an input device on the electronic device by the participant to answer the first question;
• communicating second data associated with the answer to the first question over the network;
• determining a behavior of the participant based on at least the answer to the first question, wherein the behavior is one of a plurality of behaviors;
• communicating third data associated with a second question over the network to the electronic device, wherein the second question pertains to a participant's motivation to change the behavior;
• displaying the second question on the display of the electronic device;
• activating the input device on the electronic device by the participant to answer the second question;
• communicating fourth data associated with the answer to the second question over the network;
• determining a motivation level of the participant based on at least the answer to the second question, wherein the motivation level is one of a plurality of motivation levels;
• categorizing the participant into one of a plurality of categories based on the behavior and the motivation level of the participant;
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• communicating with the participant, over the network via the electronic device, based on the one of the plurality of categories in which the participant is categorized.