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Comprehensive Standards for Out-of-School Programs
On August 9, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois, the Healthy Out-of-School Time Coalition (HOST) – in connection with the YMCA of the USA – announced the first-ever comprehensive national nutrition and physical activity standards for out-of-school programs for children in grades K to 12. The new guidelines are the latest tool in the fight against childhood obesity and a step in promoting healthy options for the more than 8 million children that participate in out-of-school programs at least three hours a day, according to statistics from HOST. The new standards are the result of a comprehensive research project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Over...
Read MoreCATCH is Included in Resource Database for “The Healthy Schools Program”
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has approved CATCH Go for Health for the classroom, CATCH PE physical education program and the CATCH Kids Club after-school program to be included in the resource database used by schools enrolled in their “Healthy Schools Program.” The Alliance is a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation. Along with their co-leader Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, their goal is to reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015 and to empower kids to make healthy lifestyle choices. Over 4,000 schools are currently enrolled in the Alliance’s...
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