Posts Tagged "Health Dept"
“Go/Slow/Whoa” at the Supermarket?
Illinois’s Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is taking CATCH to a whole new level: your grocer’s food aisles. According to The News-Gazette: Depending on where you grocery shop, you’ll be seeing signs that read “Go,” “Slow,” or “Whoa,” in the food aisles soon. They’re part of a healthy-eating and physical-activity program the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is promoting with area schools. The program helps children and their families make better food choices. But the food signs are there in the stores to guide all shoppers, just like traffic signs guide drivers: “Go” foods are intended...
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 MoreCATCH Kids Club Gets Grant, Expands Program
by Sarah Schulz NEBRASKA - The focus of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction’s grant celebration was on healthy eating and exercise, but the excitement of a 10-year-old boy with a new bike quickly became the center of attention. Donato Medina attended the celebration at the YWCA to mark CNCAA’s reception of a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska. The $9,000 grant will help support the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) Kids Club, which promotes physical activity and nutrition education. Medina attended the club last year at Howard Elementary School and came to talk about what he had learned. As a thank-you for...
Read MoreHealthy Happenings: Go, Slow and Whoa! Options for Healthier Eating
by Lee Ann Loney We’re all hearing about the increase in obesity in our country and its effects on our health. We know we should eat better and exercise, but we often get mixed messages from the media about how to accomplish this. One way to help us in our food choices is to think about food in three categories: Go, Slow and Whoa! This is an idea created for the Coordinated Approach To Child Health program that is in some New Mexico elementary schools. It has been adopted as a part of the national “Let’s Move” initiative. “Go” foods are those that should be eaten every day. They are healthy and provide the proper nutrients and...
Read MoreProgram Helping Norman Students CATCH Healthier Habits
By Jennifer Griswold, Oklahoman NORMAN – (February 13, 2010) – Kelbie Washington, 7, knows all about fiber and how it helps your body. She likes to play games where she can run. “I never stop. I just keep going,” she said. What is her favorite food for dinner? “Um, hot broccoli,” she said. Kelbie is learning the importance of exercising and eating right during CATCH, a health education course offered during her after-school program at Kennedy Elementary School. Coordinated Approach to Child Health started as a pilot program three years ago at Kennedy. The program provides at least 30 minutes of organized physical exercise for students every day and a...
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