CATCH Links!
In just a few short years, CATCH has developed many close relationships with other organizations that share the same goal of improving the health of our children. The CATCH family of schools has many resources to turn to when it comes to CATCH and coordinated school health. Below you will find a brief description and links to some valuable CATCH resources. Please take advantage of the information they can provide for your program.
The University of Texas School of Public Health, one of the original research Teams, UT continues to study CATCH, and is the Training HQ for CATCH.
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/catch
FlagHouse Inc., owns the marketing and distribution rights for CATCH. Purchase CATCH materials here.
www.FlagHouse.com
FlagHouse (Canada) Inc., CATCH Canada is now being distributed through Flaghouse in Canada. You can reach them by calling, 1-800-265-6900, or clicking link below.
www.FlagHouse.ca
CATCH in New Mexico: See what the New Mexico Department of Health is doing with CATCH as a diabetes prevention initiative.
www.diabetesnm.org/activities/catch.htm
CATCH in Montana: Missoula City County Health Department and St. Patrick Hospital bring CATCH to the schools in Missoula, MT.
www.co.missoula.mt.us/healthpromo/CATCH2.htm
Action for Healthy Kids. CATCH is included on a list of "selected profiles of successful programs that support children's fitness and nutrition in and around the school environment".
www.actionforhealthykids.org (see Tools for Action, then What's Working)
American Diabetes Association. CATCH Physical Education and Classroom Lessons are included in the 2005-2006 School Walk for Diabetes Kit.
www.schoolwalk.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SW_homepage
Institute of Medicine View the IOM Childhood Obesity Report and see what they say about CATCH http://www.homefront.tv/media/E0270/video/E0270_RWJF_IOMReport_WebPkg_medium.wmv
National Cancer Institute lists CATCH as an “Evidence-based program that works.”
www.dccps.cancer.gov/rtips/rtips_search.asp?topicID=2&choice=default
National Governor’s Association features CATCH as a school-based solution to creating healthier school environments.
www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0602CREATINGHEALTHYSTATESSCHOOL.PDF
National Institute on Out of School Time National Institute on Out-Of-School Time (NIOST) conducted a study on alignment of a number of physical activity and nutrition program curricula to the National Afterschool Association Standards and found that the CATCH curricula demonstrated strong alignment with the standards.
www.niost.org/publications/healthy%20choices%20afterschool.pdf
NHLBI public health initiative features CATCH Kids Club Physical Activity and CATCH Nutrition Education in a community recreation pilot program.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report cites CATCH as a Program that Works, “Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids.”
www.rwjf.org
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sport : CATCH is proud to incorporate the “President’s Challenge Active Lifestyle Award” as a fun and valuable activity for the CATCH Home Team Component.
www.presidentschallenge.org/advocates/corporate.aspx
United States Department of Health and Human Services presents the University of Texas CATCH Team with a 2006 Innovation in Prevention Award http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20061026.html
USDA’s Making it Happen, School Nutrition Success Stories features CATCH in Orchard Beach, Maine.
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/Making-It-Happen/pdf/approach1-success.pd
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