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Partnership to impact school health outcomes
August 22, 2022
School environments have a major impact on the health and development of children and adolescences. A focus on safe and supportive environments, healthy foods, health education and physical activity are a few of the key areas that the Paso del Norte Health Foundation in partnership with Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) are addressing to strengthen and implement school districts wellness policies to promote student wellness.
Kristen Ortega, AFHK, District Wellness Policy, and Smoke-Free Project Coordinator, Michelle Smith, AFHK Texas State Coordinator, and Stephanie McCoy, AFHK Regional…
Prepare healthy meals by swapping delicious ingredient
August 22, 2022
Eating healthy with Type 2 Diabetes doesn’t have to be a challenge. Click on video below, created by our partners at the El Paso Center for Diabetes and the Diabetes Now What? campaign, to learn about delicious ingredient swaps that will help you to eat healthy.
Healthy Kids Initiative Call for Letters of Intent
August 17, 2022
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to advance the Health Foundation’s Healthy Kids Initiative. Deadline to submit LOIs is Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
Areas of focus include:
- Increasing the number of disconnected youth ages 5-17 years old who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs. Youth who are connected, are involved in out-of-school time activity, in a safe place, with a caring adult, tend to avoid situations and behaviors that compromise health while engaging in activity that promotes health. -…
Diabetes and Foot Care
July 18, 2022
Foot and lower limb complications can be common in people with diabetes. Due to nerve damage and poor blood circulation in the legs and feet, individuals may not feel a foot injury or wound. If left untreated, an infection can occur and make it more difficult to heal.
Click on video to learn helpful information on how you can start caring for your feet from local podiatrist, Dr. Efren Buff De La Rosa.
For more helpful tips on foot care [click…
BOOST Network is looking for out-of-school providers
July 18, 2022
Have you heard of the BOOST Network? Are you an out-of-school time program provider in the region looking to expand your program’s capacity?
Check out this video and see how the BOOST Network can support afterschool program providers! Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtQlmArBv3A
The BOOST Network is a hub for out-of-school time (OST) providers that work together to identify, explore, and create opportunities that increase the quality and effectiveness of programs for youth and families in west Texas, southern New Mexico, and…
Health Foundation awards new grants for healthy eating & physical activity
July 18, 2022
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently awarded 14 grants totaling more than $2 million under the Healthy Living priority area. The Healthy Living, Disease Prevention & Management, and Health Leadership are the three priority areas that drive our work, in partnership with organizations that implement initiatives and programs to improve health in the region.
Arbol de Vida - $160,587.77
Children’s Home and Comedor
To provide nutritious meals and physical activity to 100 children five-days a week in Rancho Anapra and Loma de Poleo in Ciudad Juárez, MX.
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Adult Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
July 18, 2022
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 1 in 10 adults get enough fruits and vegetables in their daily diet.
This month, the Health Foundation invites you to explore the regional data on adults and their consumption of fruits and vegetables in El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas and Doña Ana, Luna and Otero counties in New Mexico as compared to the rest of Texas and the United States.
The Healthy Paso del Norte website is a free, publicly available resource supported by the Health Foundation that includes population data and community health information…
Attention Parents! We Need Your Help with the “What do you know about vaping survey.”
July 18, 2022
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is interested in learning what young people know and think about vaping in El Paso. Parents and youth will help inform researchers and policymakers to improve health outcomes in the community.
Participation is easy; just click on the link below and start the survey. The survey requires both the parent and youth to participate, so please choose a time when you and your child are together to complete the survey. Once the survey is completed, your child will be entered for a chance to win prizes!
[Click here to take the…
Staffer to serve on Texas School Health Advisory Committee
July 18, 2022
Congratulations to Michael Kelly, Vice President of Programs for the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, on being selected to the Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC).
Dr. Kelly will represent the Organization and Agencies committee category for a term ending in 2026.
The TSHAC assists the Department of State Health Services to support and coordinate school health programs and school health services. It also provides leadership to identify and disseminate school health best practices and resources for school policy makers.
2021 Annual Report - Investing in Positive Behaviors
July 18, 2022
In 2021, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation worked to promote health and prevent disease through grantmaking, collaboration, communications, and advocacy in three main priority areas – Healthy Living, Disease Prevention and Management and Health Leadership.
To promote positive behaviors that included healthy eating, physical activity, smoking/vaping prevention, and disconnected youth, the Health Foundation invested $3.5 million to support 44 grants under the Healthy Living priority area.
