CATCH 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 […]
Read MoreCatch Program with Support from Blue Cross Blue Shield on Phase 2
October 21, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH Global Foundation is proud to announce significant results at 14 Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) elementary schools in El Paso, TX during Phase 1 implementation of the highly effective, evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) program. The […]
Read MoreCatch Announces its Partnership with Let’s Move! Active Schools
September 1, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Today, we’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Let’s Move! Active Schools – part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative – alongside eight other fantastic national organizations, bringing the total collaborative to 42 partners. This collaborative is dedicated […]
Read MoreUSDA Ruling Sets New Requirements for School Wellness Policies
August 19, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
On July 29, 2016, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) finalized a new set of requirements governing school wellness polices. The ruling affects all schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program and must be completed by June 30, 2017. Wellness policies […]
Read MoreCATCH E-Cigarette Prevention Program for Middle School Students
August 15, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The below is taken from a press release on the CATCH My Breath Youth E-cigarette Prevention Program. Click here for downloads of our national and Texas-specific releases. On the heels of a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule […]
Read MoreCATCH® partners with Carnegie Public Schools with support from BCBS-OK
August 10, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH Global Foundation has been named a recipient of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Families (HFHK) grant program from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBS-OK); an initiative designed to improve the health and wellness of children through community […]
Read MoreHumana Foundation Grants New Orleans Catch Project
August 10, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH Global Foundation and Jefferson Parish Schools will help increase physical activity and healthy eating, reduce childhood obesity and promote healthy school and community environments among 4,200 kindergarten through fifth-grade students under an $80,000 charitable grant provided by the […]
Read MoreThe Lancet names CATCH® among effective physical activity interventions
July 28, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
UK medical journal The Lancet published a story this week on the importance of scaling up physical activity interventions worldwide. The four aims of the study are as follows. (1) to summarise the available peer-reviewed, scientific evidence on scaling up […]
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 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 […]
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