Cranford Chronicle
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Westfield Area YMCA is proud to announce that students in the school-age child care programs at the Tamaques, McKinley, Jefferson, Washington and Wilson Elementary Schools in Westfield, the Lincoln School in Garwood, the Club Mid program at Edison and Roosevelt Middle School in Westfield will enjoy the benefits of an innovative anti-obesity curriculum.
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey's Healthy U program is a statewide initiative to introduce the award-winning CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) curriculum that works to lower obesity rates in children.
The Healthy U program was made possible by a $1 million grant from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to the 42 YMCA member associations and 359 YMCA after-school sites across the state. The CATCH curriculum has three distinct components for success: physical education, nutrition education and parental involvement.