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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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National Nutrition Month Updates – Nutrition Education in Schools
CATCH in the Community
March 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 […]

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National Nutrition Month: The Importance of Breakfast!
Nutrition
March 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 […]

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What we Learned from the U.S. Surgeon General, and what you should know.
Health Education
March 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 […]

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month!
Sun Safety
February 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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CATCH in Ecuador: Phase 2 training and more!
International
February 15, 2016

CATCH returned to Cuenca, Ecuador in early February in order to expand our CATCH program there from 7 to 28 schools! Trainers Kathy Chichester (Flaghouse, Inc) and Julio Araiza (Los Fresnos CISD) traveled to Cuenca with the full support of […]

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NEW! CATCH Kids Club Best Practices Guide Available
News
February 12, 2016

Working in an after-school program implementing CATCH? Our master trainers and some long-time users of CATCH Kids Club have worked together to create a new best practices implementation manual, including tips and information on how to make your CATCH use […]

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