New Orleans District to Expand Health Promotion Program to Sixteen More Elementary Schools
July 25, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
$159,000 Grant Will Expand CATCH® Program that Teaches Students and Parents about Importance of Healthy Eating, Physical Activity CATCH Global Foundation and Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will expand implementation of a program that helps kids and parents […]
Read MoreRay and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum is now available FREE online!
June 7, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
We are excited to announce that the popular sun safety program for preschoolers, kindergarteners and first grade students, Ray and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum, is now entirely available online for free at the newly launched sunbeatables.org website! The Sunbeatables […]
Read MoreCATCH Launches 2.0 Version of Online Health Curriculum
April 13, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH Global Foundation has updated the popular DigitalCATCH.org web platform with version 2.0, which makes the evidence-based CATCH health curriculum easier to access than ever before. Version 2.0 allows anyone to try out sample lessons and download resources for free […]
Read MoreCATCH in Ecuador: “Concerned to Support the Healthy Nutrition of our Students”
March 7, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
See below for a translated update from the Torremar community in Ecuador and their involvement with CATCH, including a photo gallery. (Original post in Spanish here.) “Several members of the Torremar community including teachers and a doctor received a nutrition training sponsored by […]
Read MoreOklahoma City Schools Commit to Making Students Healthier with CATCH Program
February 21, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
A grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma will support implementation of evidence-based school health program in nine OKCPS schools. AUSTIN – Nine Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) will begin implementing a program designed to help kids eat […]
Read MoreCATCH in Oklahoma: Carnegie and Guymon Results!
February 20, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
In January of 2016, CATCH Global Foundation partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma to bring CATCH to 2,200 students in Guymon and Carnegie Public Schools in rural Oklahoma. This initiative, the Western Oklahoma CATCH Coordinated School Health Initiative, aimed to increase physical activity and […]
Read MoreLet’s Move! Active Schools District Grants – Applications Due Jan 31!
December 21, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH Global Foundation will award up to two (2) Let’s Move! Active Schools District Grants to support the implementation of the CATCH Coordinated School Health model. Download Application Form Awarded Districts will receive: One (1) day of […]
Read MoreCATCH My Breath Responds to Call-to-Action in New U.S. Surgeon General Report on Hazards of Youth E-Cigarette Use
December 8, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The new U.S. Surgeon General’s report, E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults, released today, warns E-cigarettes are much more harmful than many realize and recommends adopting evidence-based health strategies to educate young people. You can read the full Surgeon General’s report on […]
Read MoreImpressive Community-Driven Results from Detroit YMCA’s CATCH After-School Program
November 2, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
It’s been a year since the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit teamed up with the CATCH Global Foundation in October of 2015 to bring evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) programming to all YMCA after-school sites in Metro Detroit. The […]
Read MoreCATCH Awarded St. David’s Foundation Opportunity Grant for Youth E-cigarette Prevention Program, CATCH My Breath
November 2, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH Global Foundation is delighted to be selected as one of 10 recipients of the inaugural St. David’s Foundation Opportunity Grant, an initiative aimed at collaborative, creative new approaches to addressing a wide range of health needs across Central […]
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