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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 – […]

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When 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 […]

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CATCH 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, […]

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CATCH 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 […]

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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 […]

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November 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 […]

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CATCH 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 […]

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May 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 […]

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New 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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