Build A Healthier Community with CATCH and We Can!™

Do you want to help improve the health of those within your community?
Look to CATCH and We Can! for the tools and resources to get positive and lasting results!

CATCH is proud to be a Program Partner of
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition). We Can! is a national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. We Can! is a collaboration of four institutes at the National Institutes of Health: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Cancer Institute. We Can! focuses on promoting three key behaviors: improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time.

Get children in your community up and moving with CATCH Kids Club, one of several curricula that are included in We Can!'s youth programming. CATCH Kids Club (CKC) is a physical activity and nutrition education program designed for elementary school-aged children (grades K-5) in an after-school, summer, or recreational setting. CKC is composed of nutrition education materials (including snack activities) and a physical activity component, and its simple format is easy to implement.

You can further boost your efforts to build a healthy community by becoming a We Can! community site or partner. You can empower youth, parents, and families to lead healthier lifestyles, and engage local and national partners in your efforts. More than 1,150 local community sites in all 50 U.S. states and 11 other countries are using We Can! programming to make a difference in the current and future health of children and adults.

In addition, the We Can! Web site offers a wealth of resources, including toolkits, tip sheets, programming materials, and much more - for parents, caregivers, and communities. Visit wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov to get started today!