Celebrating the 10-Year Anniversary of CATCH Global Foundation: A Research & Resource Round-Up
Published: April 10, 2024
For 10 years, CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) Global Foundation has been working to transform child and family environment, culture, and society by coordinating child health efforts across all aspects of the educational experience, including the classroom, food services, physical education, preschool and afterschool, and family. Implemented in schools and other settings across the globe, the CATCH suite of school-based health programs are designed to promote oral health, physical activity, and healthy food choices, and prevent tobacco and e-cigarette use.
Join us in celebrating CATCH Global Foundation’s 10-year anniversary by learning more about its resources and the research from Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living investigators that provides the evidence base for this work.
Publications
Since its inception, CATCH researchers, led by the faculty at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, have produced over 200 publications about the development, dissemination, and testing of its programs. Here are a few notable publications from the seminal school-based health program research.
- Outcomes of a field trial to improve children's dietary patterns and physical activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)
- Nader, P. R., Stone, E. J., Lytle, L. A., Perry, C. L., Osganian, S. K., Kelder, S., ... & Wu, M. (1999). Three-year maintenance of improved diet and physical activity: the CATCH cohort. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 153(7), 695-704.
- Hoelscher, D. M., Feldman, H. A., Johnson, C. C., Lytle, L. A., Osganian, S. K., Parcel, G. S., ... & Nader, P. R. (2004). School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study. Preventive medicine, 38(5), 594-606.
- Dissemination of CATCH My Breath, a middle school E-Cigarette prevention program
- The CATCH Kids Club: A pilot after school study for improving elementary student nutrition and physical activity
- A Middle School Program to Prevent E-Cigarette Use: A Pilot Study of "CATCH My Breath"
- Reductions in child obesity among disadvantaged school children with community involvement: the Travis County CATCH Trial
- Pilot-testing CATCH Early Childhood: A Preschool-based Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
- Dissemination and adoption of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): a case study in Texas
- The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): An overview of intervention design and evaluation methods
- Tracking of physical and physiological risk variables among ethnic subgroups from third to eighth grade: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health cohort study
- Promoting energy-balance behaviors among ethnically diverse adolescents: overview and baseline findings of The Central Texas CATCH Middle School Project
- Mobilizing a Low Income Border Community to Address State Mandated Coordinated School Health
- Prevention of the epidemic increase in child risk of overweight in low-income schools: the El Paso coordinated approach to child health
- School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study
- Long-term implementation of the CATCH physical education program
- Effects of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
- The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): intervention, implementation, and feasibility for elementary schools in the United States
Resources
CATCH’s evidence-based health education and Whole Child wellness programs reach over 3 million pre-K though 12th grade students annually. See some of the many resources CATCH has developed over the years.
Health Fits Into Every Day Infographic
Health Fits into Every Day: Healthy Snacking Tip Sheet
Health Fits Into Every Day: Physical Activity Guide
Health Fits into Every Day: Water Tip Sheet
Health Fits into Every Day: Healthy Breakfast Tip Sheet
Webinars
CATCH has proven to launch kids and communities toward healthier lifestyles. To share their work, CATCH — occasionally in partnership with the Dell Center for Healthy Living — has hosted dozens of webinars. Take a look back at our 5 favorite webinars in partnership with CATCH Global Foundation:
What's New With GO, SLOW, WHOA (and Why)
CATCH Healthy Smiles - Let's Talk About Kids' Oral Health
Book Launch: When Are We Going to Teach Health?
Visit the CATCH Global Foundation website for more information and resources!
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