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Funding to support out-of-school providers to develop healthy kids in the region
July 15, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce a 2-year, $515,000 grant to the United Way of El Paso County to manage the BOOST Network and serve as the backbone organization for the Health Foundation’s Healthy Kids Initiative.
The BOOST Network is a hub for out-of-school time providers that work together to identify, explore, and create opportunities that increase the quality and effectiveness of afterschool programs for youth and families in our communities. The United Way provides technical…
Funding to benefit the region’s mental health
July 15, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce a 3-year, $1.5 million grant for the Paso del Norte Center (PdN Center) at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to expand mental health and emotional well-being strategies and leverage the institute’s relationships with state and federal governments to bring new investments and opportunities to improve the region’s mental health.
Since its establishment in 2021, the PdN Center has played a pivotal role in supporting the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Mental Health…
A vibrant outdoor hike/bike space is emerging mile-by-mile through neighborhoods across El Paso.
July 15, 2024
Join us for several upcoming community meetings to learn about our progress and provide feedback.
The Paso del Norte Trail is a regional landmark created to promote active transportation, preserve the region’s history and culture, support economic development, and make healthy living the easy choice for our bi-national community.
With more than 20 miles of the planned 68-mile county-wide Paso del Norte Trail completed and another 28 miles in design and construction, we have scheduled several meetings to inform the community about our progress…
Are you at risk for Diabetes?
July 15, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation, in partnership with the El Paso Center for Diabetes and the Diabetes Alliance, is asking the community to take the Diabetes Risk Test.
If you feel like you may be at risk of diabetes, take the Risk Test. The Diabetes Risk Test is a simple, seven-question test that estimates the percentage of risk you may have. The questions include your age, gender, and race, as well as the symptoms you may be experiencing, such as increased thirst, urination, and more. At the end of the test, you are given a score from 0 to 10, with 10…
Developing healthy eating habits for students and their families in Palomas, Mexico
July 15, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently announced a grant to Border Partners under the Healthy Eating Initiative to continue and extend its work in nutrition education in Palomas, Mexico.
Border Partners is a nonprofit organization uniting people from both sides of the US-Mexico border to improve access to food, shelter, clean water, health services, education, and economic security.
Previous funding from the Health Foundation allowed staff to deliver a comprehensive program on nutrition and gardening classes with school-age students in Palomas….
Supporting Health Leadership in the region
July 15, 2024
In 2023, the Health Foundation invested $3.20 million to support 23 grants under the Health Leadership priority area to support leadership development for executives, boards of directors, and nonprofit organizations, leverage resources through partnerships, invest in strategic initiatives and catalytic projects, and respond to immediate needs to benefit the region’s health.
2023 grantees included:
- Annunciation House and El Pasoans Fighting Hunger – Emergency Crisis Response Grant
- City of Las Cruces – Southwest Doña Ana Move Trail
- El Paso Center for Children, Inc. – Exploring…
Improving health through collaboration and data technology
June 13, 2024
Data is more than numbers on a chart. By using data, healthcare professionals and advocates can improve the health of their patients and our community.
PHIX is a nonprofit organization founded in 2010 by El Paso health leaders to improve health through collaboration and data technology. Based in El Paso, PHIX serves healthcare providers and patients in west Texas and southern New Mexico.
Specifically, PHIX facilitates data sharing between hospitals, emergency departments, clinics, public health organizations, laboratories, imaging centers, other health providers, and social service…
Building a behavioral health system to promote a safer and healthier community in New Mexico
June 13, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is a proud partner of the Local Collaborative 3 (LC3) to improve the mental health and substance use systems of care in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, through action teams working on specific policy, programs, and practice improvements to achieve an ideal behavioral health system of care.
Recently, the LC3 invited New Mexico mental health providers, state and local officials, law enforcement, fire department, local schools and colleges, nonprofit organizations, and community…
Preparing for the 2030 Texas Census
June 13, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation awarded a small grant recently to support the Texas Census Institute (TxCI) in preparation for the 2030 Texas Census.
TxCI is an independent, nonpartisan, data-driven, and trusted nonprofit organization focused on census policy and program guidance encouraging census participation so all Texans can enjoy a greater quality of life. Utilizing research, TxCI aims to develop resources to increase public awareness of the most effective ways to ensure every Texan counts.
“We are supporting TxCI to help us prepare for a complete and accurate census count…
Creating a smoke-free environment in schools
June 13, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is proud to partner with Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK), the Paso del Norte Tobacco Control Network, and the American Heart Association to recognize Tornillo Independent School District for adopting updated tobacco-free policies, making it the first district in El Paso County to meet best practices. School policies play a crucial role in curbing teen vape use and helping protect youth from tobacco addiction.
In New Mexico, the Doña Ana Vaping Awareness Subcommittee, in a display of community collaboration, partnered with the Village of Hatch…
