CATCH Global Foundation and National Head Start Association announce partnership to improve child health
NewsMarch 31, 2015
(Austin, TX – March 31, 2015) The National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced this week that they are partnering with the CATCH Global Foundation (CGF). This partnership will facilitate the use of CATCH, an evidence-based physical activity, sun protection, and […]
Read MoreMD Anderson joins CATCH Global Foundation to boost child health, prevent cancer in later years
Grants ReceivedFebruary 18, 2015
Cancer prevention experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have allied with the CATCH Global Foundation, whose comprehensive child health program reaches children and their families in more than 10,000 educational settings nationwide, to promote behavior that […]
Read MoreCATCH improves health in Conroe, Texas
CATCH in the CommunityFebruary 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.
Read MoreCatch Making a Big Difference at Lopez-Riggins Elementary School
CATCH in the CommunityJanuary 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH at work: Cortland Homer Afterschool Mentorship Program
CATCH in the CommunityJanuary 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 […]
Read MoreNational CATCH Coordinator brings CATCH to Mumbai
CATCH in the CommunityDecember 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 […]
Read MoreAll Texas YMCA Sites to Have Access to CATCH
CATCH in the CommunityDecember 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 […]
Read MoreSusan Combs Joins CATCH’s High-Powered Board of Directors
NewsDecember 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH Visits Tijuana!
CATCH in the CommunityNovember 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 […]
Read MoreCATCH Healthy Habits featured at APHA
Health EducationNovember 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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