News
Paso del Norte Trail Public Meeting - Downtown Segment
January 16, 2018
Join us for a public meeting to get input on the Downtown Segment of the Paso del Norte Trail.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
6:00 -7:30 p.m.
Bowie High School Cafeteria
801 S. San Marcial St.
The Paso del Norte Trail will stretch proposed 50 miles across El Paso County, connecting neighborhoods, providing El Pasoans with a great recreation option, and promoting a healthy, active lifestyle.
Come help us decide what the downtown segment of the trail should look like! To learn more about the Paso del Norte Trail, visit…
Bianca and Jana promoted to Program Officers
January 16, 2018
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce the promotion of Bianca DeLeon and Jana Renner from Associate Program Officer to Program Officers. Ms. DeLeon and Ms. Renner have worked for the Health Foundation for over five years currently managing the Healthy Kids and Healthy Eating Active Living priority areas, respectively.
As of 2018, the program team will be transitioning to new priority areas, initiatives and responsibilities. Below are the changes:
Jana Renner
Priority Area: Healthy Eating and Active Living
Initiative: Healthy Eating and Active Living…
Health Foundation Board Member receives Community Spirit Award
January 2, 2018
Congratulations to Judy and Kirk Robison for receiving El Paso Inc.’s Community Spirit Award. This is an honor well deserved, as they quietly and generously support local organizations throughout El Paso. Judy is a board member of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and is currently the chairwoman of the Allocations Committee. She has served on the Health Foundation board for the past four years.
To learn more about the Community Spirit Award and the Robison’s dedication to the community, [click on…
El Paso celebrates 15 years of a smoke-free environment
December 14, 2017
Community advocates recently gathered for a luncheon, hosted by A Smoke Free Paso del Norte, to celebrate El Paso’s 15 years of a smoke-free environment. In 2002, El Paso became the first Texas city to adopt a Clean Indoor Air Ordinance.
A Smoke Free Paso del Norte, an initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, spearheaded the movement by engaging partners across national and international borders to advocate for smoke-free ordinances and polices.
David Lakey, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for The University of Texas System, was the…
Medical student loan helps two new doctors give back to the community
December 13, 2017
Jennifer Lopez and Iris Tomas didn’t know each other growing up in the El Paso region, but they found a common path to achieve their lifelong dreams thanks to an innovative program sponsored by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
Lopez grew up in El Paso and graduated from Eastwood High, while Tomas grew up in neighboring Chaparral, N.M. Both aspired to become doctors, and both dreamed that one day they might even practice medicine back home on the border.
The Health Foundation’s Paso del Norte Medical Student Loan program made their dreams come true. Established in partnership…
UTEP School of Pharmacy receives support for their PharmD program
December 12, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $1 million award to The University of Texas (UTEP) at El Paso School of Pharmacy (SOP) to support the growth and accreditation of their Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
UTEP’s School of Pharmacy has been an active member and grantee of the Health Foundation’s A Smoke Free Paso del Norte Initiative, providing expertise and support to regional partners and coalitions who work to eliminate tobacco smoking in the region. They have integrated tobacco cessation into their curriculum, developed promotional materials aimed at…
Sheriff's Office - Special Needs Unit receives training to support inmates with mental illness
December 12, 2017
The El Paso County Commissioners Court recently approved a Resolution, read by Commissioner David Stout, in honor of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation for a program grant to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to train Detention Bureau staff in Mental Health First-Aid and make necessary systematic changes to reduce negative bias associated with mental illness.
Over the past three years, with funding from the Health Foundation, more than 400 individuals from the Sheriff’s Office – Special Needs Unit received training on how to see the signs and symptoms of mental illness. The…
Support from the National Park Service for county-wide linear trail in El Paso County
December 12, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has been selected to receive support from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program to work with the Foundation’s planning consultants and community stakeholders to develop the trail alignment for a 50-mile county-wide linear trail in El Paso County. The RTCA program team will spend a week in El Paso in mid-January working with stakeholders to advance, in particular, the development of the portion of the proposed trail from Sunland Park to the Chamizal National Park.
According to the National Park…
Funding Opportunity Schedule for 2018
November 17, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has released a new schedule for funding opportunities in 2018. Eligible organizations will have an opportunity to submit Letters of Intent (LOI) in the following areas:
Healthy Eating & Active Living – HEAL Initiative
To make healthy eating and active living the easy choice for youth and their families.
LOI: November 2018
Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention – Smoke Free and Shift + Initiative
To eliminate tobacco use and reduce binge drinking particularly among youth.
LOI: August 2018
**Mental Health and Emotional…
Fired Up for Fundraising: 2017 REALIZE Board Summit
November 16, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has partnered with United Way of El Paso County and Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico to host the 2017 REALIZE Board Summit on December 6 in El Paso and December 7 in Las Cruces. Designed for nonprofit board members and executive directors, the lively and experiential Summit will feature internationally renowned fundraising consultant Gail Perry on how fundraising works and where board members and staff fit in.
**Wednesday, December 6, 2017
8 a.m. to noon
El Paso Community College – Administrative Services Center
9050 Viscount,…
