Posts made in January, 2012
Florida Middle School Physical Activity Project a Success
Congratulations to the CATCH schools of the Florida Middle School Physical Activity Project (MSPAP). As the statewide project of the Florida Department of Education and Florida Department of Health comes to a close, almost 300 Florida middle school Physical Education Teachers will have completed CATCH PE Training in an effort to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity levels of Florida’s middle school students. Jared Fogle and Russ Taylor of the Jared Foundation recently caught up with Dr. Jayne Greenberg, Miami-Dade County Public Schools District Director for Physical Education and Health Literacy, a MSPAP CATCH participating...
Read MoreRemember: Go, Slow and Whoa When Eating
By: Jeff Engelhardt, The Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, IL) Go, slow and whoa. Those three words are changing the culture in elementary schools in DeKalb and Sycamore as students learn the importance of health and fitness along with English and mathematics. Go, slow and whoa foods teach students what is healthy to eat all the time, some of the time and once in awhile. The philosophy has caught on in area elementary schools where CATCH programs – Coordinated Approach To Child Health – are being integrated into everyday learning. Lisa Cumings, community health liaison for Kishwaukee Community Hospital, started integrating and supporting CATCH programs at schools last year...
Read MoreLemelson-MIT Program
Grant-supported projects have spanned many fields: from assistive devices to consumer goods to environmental technologies. Applicants are encouraged to consider the problems or needs of the world’s poorest people in brainstorming project ideas. Deadline: April 6, 2012 (March 1 for Preliminary Feedback) Click here to learn how to apply
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