May 31 is World No Tobacco Day
NewsMay 31, 2016
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 MoreSunscreen Tips for your Memorial Day!
Sun SafetyMay 26, 2016
This weekend is not only when we celebrate Memorial Day, but is the last weekend of Skin Cancer Awareness Month! What better weekend to make sure we’re treating our skin with the care and caution it deserves? Be sure to […]
Read MoreLooking back on first school year in Guymon, OK
CATCH in the CommunityMay 16, 2016
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 […]
Read MoreNew FDA regulation prohibits youth purchase of E-Cigarettes
NewsMay 5, 2016
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 […]
Read MoreMelanoma Monday. Are you Sunbeatable?
Sun SafetyApril 29, 2016
The Monday, May 2 is Melanoma Monday. Designated by the American Academy of Dermatology, the first Monday in May is a day to raise awareness about melanoma and other types of skin cancer, and to encourage early detection. Through our work […]
Read MoreYsleta ISD (El Paso, TX) preliminary results are in!
NutritionMarch 31, 2016
In August of 2015, CATCH Global Foundation partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas to bring CATCH to 14 schools and 7500 students in El Paso, TX’s Ysleta Independent School District. The program, set to expand to 18,500 students […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Month Updates – Nutrition Education in Schools
CATCH in the CommunityMarch 31, 2016
CATCH’s Cuenca, Ecuador Liason Rose Jennings writes again on her experience in Ecuador, this time with a nutrition focus for National Nutrition Month! Although Ecuador does not celebrate National Nutrition Month as we do in the United States, I am […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Month: The Importance of Breakfast!
NutritionMarch 24, 2016
March is National Nutrition Month! To celebrate, we’ve invited our friends at Action for Healthy Kids to share some information on nutrition with us. The following comes from Ellen Dillon, Regional Field Manager with AHK. “Breakfast is the most important […]
Read MoreWhat we Learned from the U.S. Surgeon General, and what you should know.
Health EducationMarch 10, 2016
Last week, the CATCH team had the honor to attend the tenth annual Michael and Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health, hosted at the University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art. The keynote speaker and lectureship awardee was […]
Read MoreFebruary is National Cancer Prevention Month!
Sun SafetyFebruary 22, 2016
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. But what does that mean for me, my friends, family and lifestyle? Well, we want to tell you more. National Cancer Prevention Month emphasizes that individuals can cut their cancer risk by moving more, […]
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