Making a Healthy Difference.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has invested more than 25 years of improving health and preventing disease in the Paso del Norte region. Follow the timeline below on our legacy of leadership and grantmaking in the region.
We Stand United Against Hate
The boards and staff of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Paso del Norte Community Foundation are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in Buffalo this week – a hate-filled act that should not have happened in Buffalo, El Paso, or any community. We stand with the victims, families, and residents of Buffalo.
We stand against hate and continue to remember those taken during the August 3, 2019 shooting in El Paso.
For information on how you can help, click here.

Health Priorities, Initiatives & Programs
The Health Foundation seeks to improve health in three key priorities for the region: Healthy Living; Disease Prevention & Management and Health Leadership. Learn more about our Health Priorities, Initiatives and Programs.

Region
We serve 2.4 million people from three states across two countries - Luna, Doña Ana and Otero Counties of New Mexico, El Paso and Hudspeth Counties of Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Investing in Health
We have granted more than $211 million to 300+ organizations across the Borderplex and completed 2020 with $256.3 million in assets, up from $130 million in 1996, keeping administrative expenses below 1%.
PDN Health Data Center
PDN Health Data Center is a free, publicly available resource for population data and community health information for the Paso del Norte region.
News
New staff member joins Foundation team
May 17, 2022

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Paso del Norte Community Foundation are pleased to welcome Diana Seabrooks as our new Accounting Support Assistant.
Ms. Seabrooks will support the Accounting/Finance Department working on Foundation payables, reports, and customer service.
Ms. Seabrooks grew up in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez and received her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from BYU-Idaho in 2021 with emphasis in Finance. She has three children, and in her spare time enjoys food, reading books and spending time with her parents, who she visits in Juárez every weekend. …
From Our Team
Summer programs prepare children for future success
Posted on May 16, 2022 by Sandra Day
Students are beginning to count down the days until summer vacation begins. Parents are too, with many trying to ensure their child has something to do over the summer break, but most importantly they want a safe and healthy environment in which their child can pursue their interests.
As youth begin to leave the rigors of the classroom, parents around the region are looking for ways to keep them engaged. Summer programs offer the perfect opportunity to match what youth want or need over the summer with the ability to learn, grow and stay healthy. For many working parents, summer programs…

Healthy Kids
The goal of the Healthy Kids Initiative is to improve a range of health outcomes by engaging disconnected youth in the Paso del Norte region in high quality programs during out-of-school hours. The Health Foundation refers to “disconnected youth” as people between the ages of 5-17 who are not involved in out-of-school activities or not working. Evidence indicates that youth who are involved in out-of-school programs are less likely to use drugs, alcohol, or be involved in criminal activity….