Making a Healthy Difference.
Committed to creating a region driven by the power of healthy living.
2017 Annual Report - Building Layers of Wellness
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Paso del Norte Charitable Foundation and Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienstar worked together throughout 2017 for a shared vision: to ensure that the residents of our region have the knowledge, resources, environment and support to live healthy, happy and productive lives. We invite you to view our 2017 Annual Report and share in our journey to inspire and leverage philanthropy and improve health and quality of life in our binational, tri-state region.
View the report at 2017annualreport.pdnhf.org.
Celebrating 20 Years
Established in 1995 as one of the largest private foundation along the U.S.-Mexico border. We strive to promote health and prevent disease through leadership in health education, research and advocacy.
The Borderplex
Focus is placed on communities living in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in far west Texas, Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero Counties in southern New Mexico, and in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Grantmaking
Invested more than $141 million in the mission of the Foundation and granted to more than 300 organizations across the Borderplex.
El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium
The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium (Consortium) convened to examine the El Paso community behavioral health system in preparation for future service needs and funding trends. Its actions are informed by community leaders and available data including an El Paso County behavioral health system assessment conducted in 2014. Paso del Norte Health Foundation plays a key role as a neutral facilitator for the Consortium. The Consortium is committed to ongoing collaboration where all partners…
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Paso del Norte Health Foundation releases 2017 Annual Report
May 17, 2018
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation board and staff are pleased to announce the release of their 2017 Annual Report – Building Layers of Wellness (2017annualreport.pdnhf.org).
The online 2017 Report includes an accounting of the Health Foundation’s financial resources and the impact that these resources have made on health in the region. The Report also includes the work of the Health Foundation’s affiliated foundations: Paso del Norte Charitable Foundation and Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar. Our shared vision ensures…
Health Article
Exercising for your Mental Health
Posted on May 10, 2018 by Guest Author
Mental health is an important part of everyone’s life. It shapes how we think, feel and act when we’re alone and when we interact with the environment. Many times, when we think of mental health, we focus on an illness or a condition, but just like our physical well-being, we all vary in mental healthiness. Much like physical health, mental health requires regular maintenance.
Exercise is good for the body, but did you know it is also good for the mind? While many praise the physical benefits of working out, decades of research indicate that it can also improve an individual’s mental h…