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The Lancet names CATCH® among effective physical activity interventions
News
July 28, 2016

  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 […]

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Summer Provides Perfect Opportunity to Remind Parents, Children about Damage Caused by Too Much Sun
Sun Safety
June 20, 2016

CATCH Global Foundation Distributes Critical Tools Developed by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to Help Preschool, K-1 Teachers Promote Sun Safety Among Children Evidence-based curriculum helps meet Texas health and physical education standards; 6 Texas school districts […]

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2016 Health Fair in Missoula, MT!
CATCH in the Community
June 9, 2016

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 […]

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Pictures from our #SunSafeSuperhero competition!
Sun Safety
June 8, 2016

Thank you so much to all of those who participated in our Sun Safe Superhero contest, in partnership with It’s Time Texas and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center! These photos come to us from DeKalb, Illinois, from […]

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May 31 is World No Tobacco Day
News
May 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 […]

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Sunscreen Tips for your Memorial Day!
Sun Safety
May 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 […]

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Looking back on first school year in Guymon, OK
CATCH in the Community
May 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 […]

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New FDA regulation prohibits youth purchase of E-Cigarettes
News
May 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 […]

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Melanoma Monday. Are you Sunbeatable?
Sun Safety
April 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 […]

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Ysleta ISD (El Paso, TX) preliminary results are in!
Nutrition
March 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 […]

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