Posts Tagged "CATCH Research"
El Paso County Serves as a Model for Obesity Prevention
Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus found that obesity prevention efforts in the El Paso region were the most effective in Texas in decreasing the prevalence of childhood obesity. Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D., director of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, examined regional changes of child obesity from 2000-2002 to 2004-2005, after the implementation of several statewide policies and programs in Texas. The study found a 13 percent decrease in the prevalence of obesity among El Paso 4th graders. “Data from the El Paso region...
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 MoreEl Paso Takes Lead in Reducing Obesity Among 4th Graders
Victor R. Martinez, El Paso Times, Texas EL PASO – (March 28, 2010) – When first lady Michelle Obama launched her “Let’s Move” initiative to fight childhood obesity in February, many students in El Paso were already ahead of the curve, and it wasn’t around the belly. The first lady’s nationwide campaign calls for a number of initiatives that target what she calls four key pillars — getting parents more informed about nutrition and exercise, improving the quality of food in schools, making healthful foods more affordable and accessible for families, and focusing more on physical education. Researchers at the Michael and Susan Dell...
Read MoreIn the Battle Against Childhood Obesity, Review Effectiveness Before Implementing Policies
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey – March 10, 2010. In a study conducted by Cornell Economist John Cawley, Cawley states that before developing specific anti-obesity strategies, lawmakers and advocates should review the evidence on program effectiveness and costs in order to avoid policies that either won’t work or will waste money. Cawley’s article appeared in “The Economics of Childhood Obesity,” published in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, March 2, 2010. Cawley, associate professor of policy analysis and management, argues that government spending should focus on programs that offer “the biggest bang for the buck.” In his...
Read MoreHow Well Are Parents Contributing to the Health of Their Children’s Schools?
Parents can play a critical role in helping schools become healthier places and helping their children to become healthy as well. Action for Healthy Kids, a leading national nonprofit organization working with schools to help kids learn to eat right and be active every day, is expanding a program to get more parents involved in making schools – and their children – healthier and to measure the impact. The project, Parents CATCH onto Wellness, is a 3-year project funded in part by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Parents CATCH onto Wellness will extend and accelerate the success of CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health), a program that helps schools...
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