Coordinated School Health
The Jared Foundation and CATCH
The Jared Foundation & CATCH Lead the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Combined Efforts Will Teach Kids Healthy Eating, Living & Exercise Habits October 11, 2011 (Indianapolis, IN) – The Jared Foundation is proud to endorse CATCH® as its official Child Wellness Program. The Jared Foundation, founded by SUBWAY® spokesman, Jared Fogle, and CATCH, a division of FlagHouse Inc., will combine forces with programs aimed at eliminating childhood obesity. The evidence-based CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) Program promotes physical activity and healthy nutrition behaviors among preschool through middle school aged children. CATCH targets multiple aspects...
Read MoreCATCH and Coordinated School Health
Coordinated School Health is a process which brings a school and community together to teach children to be healthy for a lifetime. Effective coordinated school programs reinforce positive healthy behaviors throughout the day and makes clear that good health and learning go hand in hand. What makes CATCH a coordinated school health program? CATCH builds an alliance of children, parents, teachers, and school staff to teach skills and behaviors associated with maintaining healthy lifestyles. CATCH coordinates four component areas, including classroom curricula, food service modifications, physical education changes, and family enforcement, targeting both...
Read MoreCATCH Pro Addresses National School Board Association (NSBA)
New Jersey Education Leader Shares the Secrets of Her Success in Coordinated School Health Programming Judy LoBianco – Supervisor of Health, Physical Education and Nursing Services at South Orange-Maplewood School District in New Jersey – spoke at the 71st Annual NSBA Conference, April 9-11, in San Francisco, California. Her speech – For the Health of It! Building a Successful Coordinated School Health Program – covered what makes coordinated school health programming work. According to Judy, a former CATCH Champion: The CATCH program at Jefferson and Seth Boyden Elementary Schools is an amazing story. We’ve adopted not just the CATCH...
Read MoreCommunity Involvement Important in Fight Against Childhood Obesity, According to UTHealth Researchers
HOUSTON – (March 2, 2010) – Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children, according to researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences at UTHealth’s School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, examined obesity prevalence changes among children in Travis County after the implementation of a school-based obesity intervention program, the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH). Hoelscher,...
Read MoreSouth Orange-Maplewood School District is Featured on the Promising District Practices Website
In an effort to promote effective strategies for improving health issues present in schools, The National School Boards Association has developed the Promising District Practices website. Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/DASH), the site shares successes related to school health policies and practices. In addition to reading about schools that are building effective health programs, schools also have the opportunity to submit their own stories for review. If selected, their success story is featured on the site, where they can receive increased recognition from other schools and...
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