Be Vape Free – A new initiative from CATCH, Discovery Education, and the CVS Health Foundation
December 17, 2019 | By CATCH Global Foundation
We are excited to announce that CATCH Global Foundation has partnered with Discovery Education and the CVS Health Foundation to launch Be Vape Free, an initiative to help ensure that everyone – students, parents, educators, and other community members – […]
Read MoreWhen Are We Going to Teach Health? Chapter 6
November 25, 2019 | By CATCH Global Foundation
“Tobacco Avoidance: Defusing the E-Cigarette Explosion” The following is an excerpt from When Are We Going to Teach Health?, a forthcoming book from CATCH Global Foundation CEO, Duncan Van Dusen. The book will be available for purchase and digital download in […]
Read MoreCATCH Global Foundation and CVS Health Team Up to Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use
October 12, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
$500,000 grant makes CATCH My Breath program free to middle schools and high schools nationwide; State officials in Texas and Arkansas committed to program expansion. AUSTIN – The CATCH Global Foundation today announced that it has received a three year, […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreNovember Webinar Discusses Youth E-Cigarette Prevention and CATCH My Breath Program
October 24, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
In this month’s webinar, we will discuss the importance of youth E-cigarette prevention, creation of the CATCH My Breath program, and policy and implementation efforts across the country, including pilot results from the program’s launch this August. On the heels […]
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 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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