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Microwave Chef
CATCH School Program Offers Game Show-Style Competition STERLING, ILLINOIS – Who knew that kids want to be celebrity chefs?! St. Mary’s School recently staged a competition for youngsters à la Iron Chef. According to SaukValley.com: The school’s “microwave chef” event was inspired by the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” show. But the students used microwaves to cook their ham and cheese roll-ups instead of open flames. The Fit Fun for Kids assembly was part of a health initiative at the school which includes the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program. Three third-graders were chosen as sous chefs, while three fourth-graders were...
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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 More“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 Michele Batz, Ph.D.
P.E. Teacher, Kenneth Murphy Elementary, Beach Park, IL What prompted you to be an advocate for children’s health? Both my parents were physical education teachers, so growing up I saw firsthand how to take care of yourself by eating right and being physically active. As my career led me to teach children, (I realized) it goes hand in hand to educate them early so they live long and happy lives. When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? We adopted the program last fall, 2010. We, as a district, were looking for research-based curriculum that we could implement without changing our current curriculum in the district. CATCH is a great...
Read MoreHusmann School Promoting Healthy Choices
by Korrina Grom ILLINOIS – Husmann Elementary School is continuing its mission to make sure its students and their parents are making sound nutrition and exercise decisions through a Chili and Chat Night that took place on Jan. 31.In fall 2010, Husmann piloted a health initiative through the Coordinated Approach to Child Health, or CATCH, program. The school’s involvement in the program has resulted in a number of health-focused moves at Husmann, from a health fair last October to students’ creation of fruit and vegetable superheroes.The Jan. 31 event was designed to...
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