Posts Tagged "Champion"
Announcing the 2011 Texas CATCH Champions
Dallas, TX – Celebrated at the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD) Conference in December, these leaders are at the top of their game: Pictured (left to right): Valerie Philips, Physical Education Coordinator, Round Rock Independent School District (ISD); Pete Silvius, Physical Education Specialist, Sequin ISD; Karen Burnell, Coordinated School Health Specialist, Dallas ISD; Barbara Johnson, Health & Physical Education Director, Dallas ISD; September Summers, Program Coordinator, Shannon Hospital, San Angelo; Lisa Bunting, Physical Education Specialist, Katy ISD. Each Champion received...
Read MoreWe Don’t Know How She Does It
Community Health Liaison Lisa Cumings, of Kishwaukee Community Hospital Tells Us Her CATCH Success Story “I found that it is so important to have support from the top. If you don’t have CATCH champions at the school level, the program cannot be supported.” What prompted you to be an advocate for children’s health? We are above the average in overweight and obesity in Dekalb County. Our Hospital supports the community initiative of combating childhood obesity in our County. When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? Our Community Wellness Department started supporting the CATCH program in the...
Read MoreInterview with Ginny Linderman and MaryAnn Renninger, P.E. Teachers from St. Aloysius Parish School in Pennsylvania
What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? We are both Physical Education Teachers and former coaches. Health and fitness have been our main concern for students.When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? We adopted the program 2 years ago. The Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation awarded us several grants. During one of their school collaborative sessions, a representative from the CATCH program attended. We were able to peruse the literature and curriculum. We also attended the CATCH workshop which was hosted by the Foundation.Describe notable changes since implementing CATCH and how you know CATCH is...
Read MoreInterview with Brandon Bell, VP, Program Director of Sports, Families, and Teens
Collinsville, Maryville, Troy (CMT) Branch of the YMCA of Southwest Illinois What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? The YMCA prompted me to be an advocate of children’s health. After learning about the childhood obesity statistics in the U.S. and working with youth at the YMCA, I knew that my calling was to help the youth in this country become/stay healthy.When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? The YMCA of Southwest Illinois was awarded the Carol M. White Physical Education Grant in 2009. We adopted the CATCH program in November of 2009 thanks to our awarded grant. We decided to pick CATCH...
Read MoreInterview 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...
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