CATCH My Breath Takes Center Stage at Axios News Makers in Washington D.C.

This week CATCH Global Foundation CEO Duncan Van Dusen sat down with Axios's Mike Allen in Washington D.C. to discuss the growing youth e-cigarette crisis and how the school-based CATCH My Breath program figures into an overall prevention strategy. The Axios News Shapers event also included FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., who spoke about the FDA's new steps to address "the epidemic of youth use."   

CATCH My Breath was also featured this summer in several national news publications including CNN, CNBC, and Edutopia.

Thanks to CVS Health, the CATCH My Breath E-Cigarette & JUUL Prevention Program – developed in collaboration with UTHealth School of Public Health – is free to middle and high schools nationwide. Fill out an enrollment form today!

CATCH Rolls Out in 16 Additional New Orleans Schools, Thanks to Baptist Community Ministries

With a generous grant from Baptist Community Ministries, CATCH implementation is underway in 16 new Jefferson Parish schools this fall, bringing the total reach to 39 elementary schools and around 18,000 children. As part of the celebration, we attended a kick-off event at Strehle Elementary on September 21st – check out the photos! 

Jefferson Parish is a part of CATCH Promise, an initiative from CATCH Global Foundation that brings substantial grants for educational programs to districts that are committed to creating healthy change.

Many schools across the country are celebrating the beginning of the school year with their CATCH Kick-Off – a school-wide initiative that unites students, teacher, administrators, and staff in their commitment to leading healthier lives. Spanning the course of a week, a CATCH Kick-Off offers a chance for the entire school to participate in fun-filled CATCH activities and lessons together. Check out some of the most recent CATCH Kick-Off activities from our CATCH users on Facebook and Twitter, and share your own with the CATCH community by using thehashtag #CATCHKickOff (be sure to tag @CATCHhealth, too!)

If your school's Kick-Off is coming up, be sure to check out our CATCH Coordination Kit's Theme I social media guide for tips on spreading the word and celebrating your success!

CATCH My Breath now prominently features information specific to JUUL vaping devices, the industry leader in e-cigarette sales today. There are also new optional, post-lesson quizzes, and updates to include the most recent data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

The CATCH.org 2nd Grade Curriculum, “Celebrate Health!” now has teacher PowerPoints to accompany each lesson, as well as three lessons with new “Story Time with CATCH” audio tracks. These audio tracks, which can be played aloud to children during the lesson, include narration and fun sound effects.

Would you like to see us add Story Time tracks to other grade levels? Let us know!

We teamed up with Active Schools U.S. to help raise awareness around their 2nd annual "Take Your Parent to P.E. Week" from September 24th-28th. By visiting their child’s P.E. class, parents are able to learn the importance of encouraging and role-modeling healthy behaviors, including physical activity. We are so proud of all of the participating schools and parents for taking initiative in their student’s well-being and building strong CATCH Home Teams!

As part of the celebration, we raffled off a "CATCH Swag Pack" to a school who shared a snapshot of their parent / child P.E. activities on social media and tagged @catchhealth. Check out other schools' participation around the country on Facebook and Twitter!