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Our Five-Year Strategic Plan
June 22, 2023
The dynamics of our ever-changing region require us to ensure that the work we do evolves to meet the needs of our communities. This involves feedback from community leaders and stakeholders, along with a review of demographic and social determinants of health data, benchmarks, response to a crisis, and trends that affect our region.
We are proud to share who we are and what will be accomplished to ensure that the people in our binational, tri-state region have the knowledge, resources, support, and environment to live happy, healthy, and productive lives. [Click…
Eating healthy meals that include fruits and vegetables
June 22, 2023
A meal with fruits and vegetables helps maintain a healthy weight and lowers the risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Organización Popular Independiente, A.C. (OPI) provides healthy snacks to more than 150 children in Cd. Juárez with their Chefs en Acción program. Funded by the Health Foundation, children are learning to prepare healthy snacks and have increased their daily consumption of fruits and vegetables.
“I like the food a lot and love the vegetables that they give me here.” – Joaquin, five years
The Chefs en Acción program also works with…
Highlighting the importance of diabetes and support
June 22, 2023
Dr. Michael Kelly, Vice President of Programs for the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, was featured in the June edition of The City Magazine for his work on the Health Foundation’s diabetes prevention and management initiative. In collaboration with the El Paso Center for Diabetes and the Diabetes Alliance, Dr. Kelly and the Health Foundation team have developed a marketing campaign, “Diabetes Now What?” to help individuals understand the signs and symptoms related to diabetes and to take a free risk test.
For more information on the signs and…
Health Foundation awards new grants for Healthy Eating Initiative
June 22, 2023
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently awarded 15 grants totaling more than $2.4 million under the Healthy Living priority area. These grants will support nutritious meals, physical activity, home gardens, training for teachers, and cooking education programs that help children and adults in the border region live healthier lives.
Arbol de Vida - $164,560.74
Children’s Home and Comedor
To provide nutritious meals and nutrition education to 100 children five days a week in Rancho Anapra and Lomas de Poleo in Ciudad Juárez, MX.
Border Partners - $123,803.90 …
Regional health data is no longer available on the Healthy Paso del Norte website
June 20, 2023
With the addition of searchable data across multiple platforms, the regional health data on the Healthy Paso del Norte website will phase out starting July 15, 2023. Links to multiple regional health data sources can now be found here:
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
[Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends…
Our line of work – promoting health & preventing disease
May 23, 2023
In 2022, the Health Foundation invested $3.73 million to support 40 grants under the Disease Prevention & Management priority area. This priority area supports and improves efforts to prevent and manage diabetes and mental illness across the region.
Learn more about what the Health Foundation and our partners are doing to promote health and prevent disease by reviewing our 2022 annual report here: https://www.pdnfoundation.info/pdnhf-annual-report-2022.
Carnival fun along the Playa Drain Trail
May 23, 2023
Families recently gathered along the Playa Drain Trail by Mimosa Avenue and Balsam Drive to enjoy some Carnival-themed fun.
Several booths were set up along the trail with food and fun activities such as corn hole, ring toss, horseshoe, mystery fishing, and a photo booth. Clowns entertained children with balloon shaping and magic. The event is part of an overall approach to making residents aware of the trail and the benefits it can have on one’s health.
The Health Foundation has worked in collaboration with other organizations to develop a 68-mile county-wide trail in El…
Congratulations 2023 REALIZE Executive Graduates!
May 23, 2023
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recognized 20 REALIZE Executive leaders at a special graduation ceremony this month at 150 Sunset. The group of 20 community leaders became transformational leaders as they completed the 8-month leadership development program that included a customized 360 performance evaluation, executive coaching around personalized leadership goals, two off-site leadership development experiences, six day-long learning sessions, and more.
During the ceremony, graduates reflected on their experiences, the newly attained leadership knowledge and skills,…
Kids prepare healthy snacks after school
May 23, 2023
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, and variety is as important as quantity. Recently, Desert Spoon Food Hub shared a healthy snack of fruits and vegetables with kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of El Paso in their afterschool program. Kids mixed apples, tangerines, berries, honey, and mint for a tasty and healthy dish that is easy to recreate at home. Desert Spoon Food Hub was established in 2015 to build a more local and inclusive food system. They created the Taster Space program to encourage students to explore the food frontier through fun food exploration,…
Students work together to build their school garden
May 23, 2023
Monte Vista Elementary School in Las Cruces has a new school garden thanks to the help of La Semilla Food Center. Students of all grades put on their gardening gloves and participated in shoveling, raking, and using a wheel barrel to fill beds with soil. They learned to create irrigation pods and planted herbs, flowers, and trees. For their hard work, students took turns on a bike blender, making watermelon smoothies as a refreshment for all.
La Semilla is a grantee of the Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating Initiative and provides gardening, nutrition, and cooking training to…
