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Sharon Butterworth recipient of the Mental Health America of Texas - 2017 Texas Impact Award
March 27, 2017
Please join the Board and Staff of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation in congratulating Ms. Sharon Butterworth, Health Foundation Board Vice Chair and Mental Health Advocate, on being the recipient of the Mental Health America of Texas - 2017 Texas Impact Award.
Sharon works tirelessly to eliminate the negative bias surrounding mental illness and to transform health systems in the State of Texas and within the Paso del Norte region. In addition to serving on the Foundation Board, Sharon also Chairs the El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium’s Executive Committee, the Brain Trust, and…
Working together to create an integrated health system to improve the health of Doña Ana County residents
March 27, 2017
The excitement in the voice of Jamie Michael, director of the Doña Ana County Health Human Services Department, is unmistakable as she talks about the work of the Doña Ana Wellness Institute.
Like other members of the Institute, Michael commits time after her regular work hours to the Institute’s mission to “create a community-centered, integrated health system to improve the health of Doña Ana County residents.” And like others, she doesn’t mind the extra work because she enjoys the collaboration and sees the value of the work she and her colleagues are doing.
“The work of…
Creating #HealthyHabits for students, families and communities one partnership at a time
March 27, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to share the stories of two teachers from El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) and a health promotora in Deming, New Mexico that are making an impact in the health and wellness of the people in the Paso del Norte region.
These programs are supported from the Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
[Border Partners – Health Promotora …
Health Foundation partners with City of El Paso and El Paso Water to develop Playa Drain Trail
March 21, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation (Health Foundation) is pleased to announce a partnership with the City of El Paso and El Paso Water to build a linear trail on the Playa Drain in south central El Paso.
The City of El Paso approved a Donation, Development and License Agreement authorizing the Health Foundation to design and construct a 3.4 linear trail on the Playa Drain from Ascarate Park to Riverside High School (map attached). The Playa Drain Trail will offer opportunities for recreation and physical activity (walking/biking) for use by residents throughout the region and as an…
Female college athletes work with school age students to stay active
February 24, 2017
Hillrise Elementary School is a short five- to eight-minute drive from the campus of New Mexico State University. Twice a week, female student athletes from the campus make the trek to Hillrise to work with 50 or so grade-school girls to improve their physical activity.
The program is called “Aggie Play,” and it’s creating buzz under the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) initiative.
“It’s not about being great, it’s about being active,” says Phillip Post, Ph.D., of New Mexico State’s Department of Kinesiology and Dance.
Post modeled…
Health Foundation receives National ¡Scouting...Vale La Pena! Service Award
February 24, 2017
Unlike other days, Mario can’t wait to get home to show his mother the flyer he received at school about joining Boy Scouts. He and several classmates received the same flyer and hope they can be part of this afterschool activity. Mario and his friends are among the youth in the region who are disconnected or not involved in out of school activities.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s IGNITE Initiative has partnered with Boy Scouts of America - Yucca Council (Boy Scouts) since 2014 to connect scouting to communities where there are disconnected youth through their Unidos…
REALIZE Board - Letter of Intent (LOI)
February 3, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation (PdNHF) seeks a regional organization to manage the REALIZE Board Training program. Organizations interested in managing REALIZE Board Training, with a grant from PdNHF, are encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). After LOI review, selected agencies will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Eligible applicants should be nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and units of government located in the Paso del Norte region. See www.pdnhf.org for grant guidelines including what PdNHF does not fund.
Deadlines & Schedule: - Letters of Intent due…
Making a healthy difference throughout the region
February 2, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Paso del Norte Charitable Foundation and the Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar are a family of foundations that collaborate to improve health and quality of life in the Paso del Norte region through leadership, grantmaking, and leveraging philanthropy.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is a U.S. private foundation established in 1995 to lead, leverage and invest in initiatives, programs and policies to promote health and prevent disease for people in the Paso del Norte region.
The **Paso del Norte Charitable…
Flor Morales joins Health Foundation staff
January 26, 2017
We are happy to welcome Flor Morales to the Health Foundation staff.
Flor is the first person you see when you visit our office. She is responsible for providing administrative and general clerical support to staff. Also, she will assist in scheduling all meeting rooms and the Health Foundation communications database.
Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family and supports her children in school and sport activities.
Helping smokers kick the habit in New Mexico
January 25, 2017
Joe Tomaka and his team at Crimson Research on the campus of New Mexico State University are learning from smokers as much as they are helping smokers kick the habit.
Tomaka is the principal investigator for a grant from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation that promotes a smoke-free southern New Mexico by reducing tobacco use among adults in Doña Ana, Otero and Luna counties.
The Crimson Research team has engaged more than 1,000 people in smoking cessation strategies since work on the grant began a year ago, far exceeding its targeted goal of 300 people.
Now it wants to…
