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CATCH improves health in Conroe, Texas
CATCH in the Community
February 16, 2015

This week The Courier of Montgomery County (TX) shared the positive experiences their summer camp and after school program leaders had at a Train the Trainer event last month. View the whole story on The Courier’s website at http://goo.gl/cssEUo.

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Catch Making a Big Difference at Lopez-Riggins Elementary School
CATCH in the Community
January 21, 2015

CATCH Program Director Peter Cribb returned to Los Fresnos, Texas this week in order to lead a booster training with the dedicated staff there. Just a few months after Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) provided grant funding to implement […]

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CATCH at work: Cortland Homer Afterschool Mentorship Program
CATCH in the Community
January 19, 2015

At the State University of New York–Cortland, students studying physical education have made use of the CATCH program in order to benefit local youth, and to themselves better understand how to teach health and PE. In 2003, Dr. Timothy Davis […]

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National CATCH Coordinator brings CATCH to Mumbai
CATCH in the Community
December 30, 2014

Our generous National CATCH Coordinator, Kathy Chichester, made CATCH proud this holiday season by taking a volunteer trip to Mumbai, India, to train YMCA staffers from throughout the major city. Several years ago Kathy met executives from the Bombay YMCA […]

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All Texas YMCA Sites to Have Access to CATCH
CATCH in the Community
December 18, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas—December 18, 2014 – The CATCH Global Foundation and the Texas State Alliance of YMCAs today announced a collaboration to bring the evidence-based CATCH child health program to all of the YMCA sites in Texas that don’t already use […]

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Susan Combs Joins CATCH’s High-Powered Board of Directors
News
December 3, 2014

Child health non-profit organization the CATCH Global Foundation is excited to announce this week that Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Susan Combs, is joining their Board of Directors. “Susan Combs has been an effective crusader for child health and nutrition […]

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CATCH Visits Tijuana!
CATCH in the Community
November 24, 2014

The CATCH program and CATCH Global Foundation continue to spread our message of child health throughout the globe. This month, CATCH Executive Director Duncan Van Dusen and Dr. Andrew Springer of the UT School of Public Health traveled to Tijuana […]

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CATCH Healthy Habits featured at APHA
Health Education
November 24, 2014

CATCH Healthy Habits featured at APHA: Developments in Aging Research CATCH Healthy Habits is an evidence-based intergenerational approach to improving child and older adult physical activity and nutrition. Peter Holgrave, Director of the OASIS Institute CATCH Healthy Habits Program presented […]

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CATCH Texas Announces 2014 Award Winners
CATCH in the Community
November 24, 2014

CATCH Texas is excited to announce the 2014 winners of our “CATCH Champion” and “CATCH Living Legacy” Awards. Texas’s 2014 CATCH Living Legacy Award recipient is Karen Burnell, Coordinated School Health Specialist in Dallas ISD. The Living Legacy Award honors […]

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CATCH Global Foundation Receives Grant from BCBSTX
Grants Received
October 16, 2014

Austin, TX (10/16/14) – The CATCH Global Foundation announced today that it received a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) through its “Healthy Kids, Healthy Families” initiative. “Our commitment to improving child health through the implementation […]

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