Ray and the Sunbeatables™ Summer Wrap Up
Sun SafetySeptember 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH in action in El Paso schools!
CATCH in the CommunitySeptember 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, […]
Read MoreCATCH in Charlottesville, VA: Healthwise Report
CATCH in the CommunityAugust 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 […]
Read MoreEl Paso Welcomes CATCH: See us on KFOX and Univision
CATCH in the CommunityAugust 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 […]
Read MoreHelping preschoolers deploy ‘superpowers’ against sunburn
Early ChildhoodAugust 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH to impact lives in Ysleta ISD
CATCH in the CommunityAugust 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 […]
Read More29% increase in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity after CATCH implemented in Los Fresnos
Physical ActivityJuly 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 […]
Read MoreEvery Child Achieves Act – ECAA Benefits – CATCH On Child Health
Health EducationJune 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 […]
Read MoreTraining at UC CalFresh Fresno County
Professional DevelopmentJune 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH in Los Fresnos
UncategorizedMay 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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