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Ray and the Sunbeatables™ Summer Wrap Up
Sun Safety
September 17, 2015

With the summer coming to a close, the initial roll-out of the Sunbeatables™ program is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean sun protection stops! Ray and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum for Preschoolers debuted this summer for preschoolers […]

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CATCH in action in El Paso schools!
CATCH in the Community
September 8, 2015

El Paso, TX’s ABC-7 visited Ysleta ISD’s Cadwallader Elementary School this week, where teachers were utilizing CATCH games as part of their new district-wide CATCH implementation in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Below is video from the school, […]

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CATCH in Charlottesville, VA: Healthwise Report
CATCH in the Community
August 27, 2015

The Promise Neighborhood Initiative in Charlottesville, Virginia intends to improve educational and developmental outcomes of children in underserved neighborhoods. This program recently adopted CATCH to keep kids healthy, and community members are enthusiastic about training, and about maintaining the program. Check […]

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El Paso Welcomes CATCH: See us on KFOX and Univision
CATCH in the Community
August 21, 2015

CATCH Global Foundation kicked off a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas to bring the CATCH program to 14 schools in Ysleta ISD. Below is video from both the English and Spanish news stations in El Paso, with […]

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Helping preschoolers deploy ‘superpowers’ against sunburn
Early Childhood
August 13, 2015

Below is an excerpt from a story published by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The full story can be viewed on MD Anderson’s website. Five globe-trotting, sun-blocking superheroes teach preschoolers about lifelong sun safety in a new curriculum […]

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CATCH to impact lives in Ysleta ISD
CATCH in the Community
August 13, 2015

Austin, TX (8/6/15) The CATCH Global Foundation is proud to announce a partnership with 14 Ysleta ISD elementary schools in El Paso, Texas to deploy the highly effective, evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) program during the coming school […]

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29% increase in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity after CATCH implemented in Los Fresnos
Physical Activity
July 7, 2015

During the past school year, CATCH collaborated with  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas to provide all twelve elementary and middle schools in Los Fresnos CISD (Texas) materials to become CATCH schools. As part of the project, all school faculty attended implementation […]

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Every Child Achieves Act – ECAA Benefits – CATCH On Child Health
Health Education
June 29, 2015

ACT TODAY: Contact Your Senator to request “health” be included as a core subject in ECAA.  Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) passed in 2002, health education was not included as one of the core academic subjects for elementary […]

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Training at UC CalFresh Fresno County
Professional Development
June 26, 2015

CATCH Master Trainer John Krampitz traveled to Chico, CA this month in order to train staff at UC CalFresh Fresno County.The UC CalFresh Youth Nutrition Education Program provides support and resources to pre-school through high school teachers in low-income schools to deliver nutrition […]

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CATCH in Los Fresnos
Uncategorized
May 13, 2015

CATCH has launched a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) which allowed the implementation of CATCH health and wellness programs in elementary and middle schools in Los Fresnos CISD to impact 7,500 children. CATCH received the grant […]

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