Coordinated Approach To Child Health www.catchusa.org<http://www.catchusa.org> CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health), evidence based resource, provides the curricula and training to improve physical activity and nutrition knowledge and food choices and improved eating behavior habits for both school age and preschool children and also positively impacts parents and families with a family component. CATCH was selected as an appropriate intervention for States to include in FY2014 SNAP-Ed Plans. SNAP ED INTERVENTIONS, A TOOL KIT FOR STATES 2013 http://snap.nal.usda.gov/snap/SNAP- EdInterventionsToolkit.pdf<http://snap.nal.usda.gov/snap/SNAP-%20EdInterventionsToolkit.pdf> CATCH impacts nutrition knowledge and food choice skills, encourages healthy physical activity and eating habits and builds a positive and healthy environment for children while also positively impacting staff, teachers and parents in school and community settings. www.catchusa.org<http://www.catchusa.org> CATCH research began 25 years ago with several US universities collaborating in the development and testing of what has become the most successful program for school age and preschool age children and their families, helping to reduce risk factors related to childhood obesity while enjoying a program curricula of a vast array of non-elimination physical activities and fun and engaging experiences designed to improve healthy food choices and healthy habits to last a lifetime. In 2012 CATCH was awarded Center for Disease Control's Childhood Obesity - Physical Activity/ Nutrition "System Change Award" at the Weight of the Nation conference in Washington DC. CATCH also meets standards for after school programming from National Institute for Out of School Time and has been approved by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). CATCH builds nutrition knowledge and makes healthy food choices easy with the GO SLOW WHOA - model presented ---in CATCH nutrition lessons. ( see attached Go, Slow, Whoa Food Lists and poster options) NOW YOU CAN BRING CATCH to your location with the program tool kits and training options to assist staff of school, after school and preschools. www.catchusa.org<http://www.catchusa.org> Sustainability CATCH materials and curricula can be utilized on a continuous ongoing basis and CATCH training and evaluation components are available plus support for sustainability. CATCH TRAINING for staff is available as - on-site, online or a " train-the-trainer" for each CATCH program segment; school, afterschool or preschool. CATCH research began 25 years ago funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and continues to today by, Michael and Susan Dell Center for the Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas. Flaghouse publishes CATCH and coordinates trainings. Call to learn how to bring a successful CATCH program to your area. CAROL CALDARA, MA MCHES CATCH National Representative [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone 201-329-7513 Fax - 800-734-2093 [phpzAulWXAM.jpg] 601 FlagHouse Drive Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 800.793.7900 x 7513 www.flaghouse.com<http://www.flaghouse.com/> www.catchinfo.org<http://www.catchinfo.org> ************************************************ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the NFS-L List, please send an E-mail to: "[log in to unmask]". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF NFS-L".