2016 Health Fair in Missoula, MT!
June 9, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Our friends in Missoula, MT just completed their 2016 CATCH Health Fair. Close to 800 kids and 45 volunteers in two days! Check out these awesome photos from this big event in a city with a truly Coordinated Approach To […]
Read MorePictures from our #SunSafeSuperhero competition!
June 8, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Thank you so much to all of those who participated in our Sun Safe Superhero contest, in partnership with It’s Time Texas and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center! These photos come to us from DeKalb, Illinois, from […]
Read MoreMay 31 is World No Tobacco Day
May 31, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Today is World No Tobacco Day, as organized by the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Free Initiative. Part of a truly Coordinated Approach To Child Health is making sure young people learn with health education lessons to not start using tobacco […]
Read MoreSunscreen Tips for your Memorial Day!
May 26, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
This weekend is not only when we celebrate Memorial Day, but is the last weekend of Skin Cancer Awareness Month! What better weekend to make sure we’re treating our skin with the care and caution it deserves? Be sure to […]
Read MoreLooking back on first school year in Guymon, OK
May 16, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
We’re excited to celebrate and highlight Guymon Junior High school and the sensational work the administration and teachers are doing to implement the CATCH curriculum in Guymon, Oklahoma. In their final week of the school year, we recognize there’s a lot […]
Read MoreNew FDA regulation prohibits youth purchase of E-Cigarettes
May 5, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule extending its authority to ALL tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the bipartisan Family Smoking […]
Read MoreMelanoma Monday. Are you Sunbeatable?
April 29, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The Monday, May 2 is Melanoma Monday. Designated by the American Academy of Dermatology, the first Monday in May is a day to raise awareness about melanoma and other types of skin cancer, and to encourage early detection. Through our work […]
Read MoreYsleta ISD (El Paso, TX) preliminary results are in!
March 31, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
In August of 2015, CATCH Global Foundation partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas to bring CATCH to 14 schools and 7500 students in El Paso, TX’s Ysleta Independent School District. The program, set to expand to 18,500 students […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Month Updates – Nutrition Education in Schools
March 31, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH’s Cuenca, Ecuador Liason Rose Jennings writes again on her experience in Ecuador, this time with a nutrition focus for National Nutrition Month! Although Ecuador does not celebrate National Nutrition Month as we do in the United States, I am […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Month: The Importance of Breakfast!
March 24, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
March is National Nutrition Month! To celebrate, we’ve invited our friends at Action for Healthy Kids to share some information on nutrition with us. The following comes from Ellen Dillon, Regional Field Manager with AHK. “Breakfast is the most important […]
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