CATCH Program
(Coordinated Approach to Child Health)
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Description
The four CATCH components

• Go for Health Classroom Curriculum

• CATCH Physical Education

• Eat Smart School Food Service Nutrition Guide

• Family Home Team Activities

Reinforce positive healthy behaviors throughout a child’s day and make it clear that good health and learning go hand in hand. The CATCH program began as a research study funded by the Heart Lung and Blood Institute in 1991 to determine the effectiveness of school physical education and health programs in improving student’s dietary and activity related behaviors. The field trial involved over 5,000 ethnically diverse students in 96 schools from four different regions in the United States. To date, it remains the largest and most rigorous school-based health promotion trial ever conducted.

Target Population
K-8

Type of Resource
CATCH is an evidence based, coordinated school health program which builds an alliance of parents, teachers, child nutrition personnel, school staff, and community partners to teach children and their families how to be health for a lifetime.

Lead Agency
Flaghouse

Source
Flaghouse
Carol Caldara
601 Flaghouse Drive
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
(800) 793-7900 x7513
www.catchinfo.org

Cost
Varies

Date Published
2005