New CATCH Early Childhood Coordination Kit Available Free
October 20, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH Early Childhood Program provides a proven and easy to implement action plan for teaching children to make healthy choices and creating a learning environment that encourages healthy eating and physical activity. The new CATCH Early Childhood Coordination Kit, […]
Read MoreVideo Highlights from CATCH Launch in New Orleans
September 17, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
This summer, CATCH was implemented in eight elementary schools in New Orleans’ Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) thanks to an $80,000 charitable grant provided by the Humana Foundation. The project, called the New Orleans CATCH Coordinated School Health Initiative, is helping to […]
Read MoreCatch Highlights Health Risks During Texas Obesity Awareness Week
September 14, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Spotlight Story: Ysleta ISD, CATCH Implementation and Phase 1 Student Results This week we take time to highlight Texas Obesity Awareness Week (TOAW), raise awareness of the health risks associated with obesity, and to encourage Texans to achieve and maintain […]
Read MoreUC CalFresh Continues to CATCH® on to the Physical Activity Integration Movement
September 3, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program participated in their second CATCH PE Training Academy August 23-25, 2016, lead by CATCH Program Director, Peter Cribb. A total of 41 participants attended the first day introductory training and 26 of those participants completed […]
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 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 More2016 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 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 […]
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