Posts Tagged "CATCH After School"
Interview with Sandy Morander, VP, Program Development
What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? We provide our iPLAY program at all of our out of school time programs focusing on 30 minutes of physical activity, healthy snacks and decreased passive screen time and family engagement When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? We purchased a CATCH Toolbox for each location and trained 20 trainers, and now 7 train the trainers so we can continue to teach others how best to use the CATCH tools. Describe notable changes since implementing CATCH and how you know CATCH is working. Our staff is much more likely to “Try” something new now that they have had...
Read MoreInterview with Andrea McPhatter Supervisor of Youth Programs, Township of Irvington, NJ
What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? I truly believe that our children are our future, and so, it is our duty as adults and parents to help secure our future. This obesity epidemic will cause great devastation to our communities if we do not work to reverse this horrible trend. We read about how obesity is causing premature deaths, diabetes, heart disease…etc, but, we also overlook the impact obesity has because it restricts and limits basic human functional movement. More people are suffering low back, neck, knee injuries through performing basic movements such lifting and pulling. For instance, the US Military are saying that...
Read MoreInterview with Gwendolyn Hatcher Childcare Compliance Specialist, Birmingham YMCA, Birmingham, AL
What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? I have worked with kids for many years and I have watched kids not participate in physical play or are unable to play games because they don’t understand the rules. Also, there are those who think that sitting in front of a TV playing a video game is “playing”. They have lost their ability to use their imaginations because they don’t have the tools to know that there are other skills that they can be using to become active and enjoy themselves. When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? Our association began using the program in 2008. Describe notable...
Read MoreChildhood Obesity Prevention Works Receives Awards
By Beth Gustafson Wheeler, MS, Director of Community Health, Foundation for Healthy Communities CONCORD – (May 28, 2010) – Beth Wheeler, from the Foundation for Healthy Communities, was awarded the High Five Award by the New Hampshire Recreation and Parks Association (NHRPA) for her work with the CATCH Kids Club (CKC) program on May 21, 2010. High Five Award recipients are selected based on the following criteria: dedication, integrity, advocacy, benevolence, and longevity. The CKC helps after-school and summer program coordinators to develop programs to increase physical activity and nutrition awareness with the goal of preventing...
Read MoreL.I.S.D. Launches Health and Wellness Summer Camp
By Roberto Treviño LAREDO – (June 15, 2010) – As summertime hits Laredo, most school children are sleeping-in, but not Alexis Carrillo, a third grade student at Farias Elementary School. She starts her mornings with 30 minutes of intense power walking and jogging exercises followed by 30 minutes of vigorous non-elimination games. Just about every morning, you can see Alexis and her 25 classmates pumping their arms and kicking their legs to a healthier lifestyle. As part of the new health and wellness initiatives, the Laredo Independent School District has started the Health and Wellness Summer Camp incorporating the Coordinated Approach to Child Health...
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