New Orleans District to Expand Health Promotion Program to Sixteen More Elementary Schools
Grants ReceivedJuly 25, 2017
$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!
CATCH.orgJune 7, 2017
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
CATCH.orgApril 13, 2017
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”
Grants ReceivedMarch 7, 2017
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
Grants ReceivedFebruary 21, 2017
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!
NewsFebruary 20, 2017
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 MoreUC CalFresh in Action! CATCH PE Training at Dogwood Elementary School, UCCE Imperial County
CATCH in the CommunityFebruary 9, 2017
This blog post comes to us from the “UC CalFresh Weekly Update” published by our friends at University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education: “UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator, Paul Tabarez, has been working closely with teachers at Dogwood Elementary School in […]
Read MoreStick with your resolutions by stepping up to the Texas Community Challenge!
PartnershipJanuary 30, 2017
This week we’re happy to feature a guest blog from our friends over at IT’S TIME TEXAS, written by Caroline Fothergill: “When you were setting your New Year’s resolutions, you may have stumbled upon the grim fact that only eight percent of […]
Read MoreLet’s Move! Active Schools District Grants – Applications Due Jan 31!
NewsDecember 21, 2016
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
NewsDecember 8, 2016
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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