One parent’s voice helps bring sun safety to a New York preschool
CATCH in the CommunityAugust 10, 2018
Get a FREE printed Ray and the Sunbeatables® toolkit for your school or child care site, while supplies last! Sign up here: https://sunbeatables.org/ Patricia Wahl’s daughter attends the Eliza Corwin Frost preschool in Bronxville, New York. Patricia’s family, like so many American […]
Read MoreCatch Launches its Wide Selection of Physical Kids Activity Packs
CATCH.orgMay 30, 2018
These newly adapted “CATCH.org Physical Activity Packs” have a selection of the most popular physical activity cards from the various CATCH Activity Boxes, along with instructional materials and, coming this summer, video guides! The Activity Packs are available as 2-year subscriptions […]
Read MoreHave you made a plan to teach sun safety?
NewsMarch 7, 2018
Have you considered ways that you could integrate health lessons into your Spring and Summer instruction plans? A little foresight and planning can help you work valuable health topics into your teaching plans and daily routines. As we approach the […]
Read MoreNew Orleans CATCH Coordinated School Health Initiative – Phase 1 Evaluation Report
CATCH in the CommunityJanuary 30, 2018
Jefferson Parish Public School System Evaluation – Year 1 Report (PDF) The New Orleans CATCH project aims to increase physical activity and healthy eating, reduce obesity, and create health-promoting environments for approximately 18,000 students in 40 elementary schools in the […]
Read MoreCATCH® Awards Recognizes Montana, Illinois, & New Jersey
CATCH in the CommunityDecember 18, 2017
The CATCH® Awards for Excellence in Health (CATCH Awards) are a new national distinction to be given annually in recognition of exemplary efforts to promote and support health and wellness locally through the CATCH Program. In addition to providing well-deserved […]
Read MoreCATCH Global Foundation and CVS Health Team Up to Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use
Grants ReceivedOctober 12, 2017
$500,000 grant makes CATCH My Breath program free to middle schools and high schools nationwide; State officials in Texas and Arkansas committed to program expansion. AUSTIN – The CATCH Global Foundation today announced that it has received a three year, […]
Read MoreCatch Lessons on K-8 Classroom Catch Curriculum Now on Catch.org
CATCH.orgAugust 16, 2017
It just got easier to teach CATCH® in elementary and middle schools! The CATCH K-8 Classroom Curriculum is now available to access in its entirety via the CATCH.org online platform (formerly “Digital CATCH”). Gone are the days of photocopying handouts and tracking […]
Read MoreCDC Skin Cancer Report Spotlights School Sun Safety Program
NewsAugust 2, 2017
In 2014, the U.S. Surgeon General released a Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer, in which several different strategies and policy tactics were outlined to try to help our nation reduce our collective risk of melanoma and other skin […]
Read MoreNew Orleans District to Expand Health Promotion Program to Sixteen More Elementary Schools
Grants ReceivedJuly 25, 2017
$159,000 Grant Will Expand CATCH® Program that Teaches Students and Parents about Importance of Healthy Eating, Physical Activity CATCH Global Foundation and Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will expand implementation of a program that helps kids and parents […]
Read MoreRay and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum is now available FREE online!
CATCH.orgJune 7, 2017
We are excited to announce that the popular sun safety program for preschoolers, kindergarteners and first grade students, Ray and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum, is now entirely available online for free at the newly launched sunbeatables.org website! The Sunbeatables […]
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