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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,…
Out-of-School program in Juarez is keeping kids engaged and safe
November 15, 2017
More than 800 Juárez youth have participated in out-of-school programming offered by Organización Popular Independiente (OPI) over the past three years, and now the Juárez-based organization is looking to engage even more kids with support from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
The Health Foundation, under its IGNITE Initiative, is providing funding and data to help OPI improve its programming and determine where to focus its growth. IGNITE works to improve a range of health outcomes by engaging disconnected youth across the border region with high-quality programs during…
Report shares information on increasing healthy food access in the Paso del Norte region
November 15, 2017
El Paso is one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas, yet it has fewer supermarkets per capita than most major cities. Access to healthy, affordable food is a critical component of a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention, yet many people living in the Paso del Norte region must travel long distances to purchase food or rely on mom-and-pop shops and convenience stores where fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthy, affordable food options are limited.
The Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living (IHL) at UTEP partnered with The Food Trust, a nationally recognized…
Working with partners to address the mental health needs of the region
November 13, 2017
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation established the Mental Health and Emotional Well-being priority area to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, increase training for mental health providers and explore structural changes in the region’s behavioral health treatment system to improve access and quality of care. The Health Foundation is taking a leadership role in convening community partners and supporting programs and initiatives that make measurable improvements in the health of the region.
Think.Change Initiative The Think.Change Initiative supports programs and…
Join the Movement
November 13, 2017
No individual or family should be isolated when confronted with a behavioral health problem. Reducing the stigma often associated with mental illnesses is pivotal when addressing what needs to be done to improve services. The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium has partnered with other community organizations in support of the “Okay to Say” campaign. The campaign creates a movement for talking openly about mental illness and helping people find the resources and treatment they need.
The Okay to Say campaign is a community-based movement initiated by the Meadows Mental Health Policy…
UTEP named Backbone Organization for mental health priority area
November 13, 2017
Paso del Norte Health Foundation awarded the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) – Office of Research & Sponsored Projects a grant of $1.1 million over two years to serve in the role of Backbone Organization (BBO) for the Health Foundation’s Mental Health and Emotional Well-being Priority Area. The BBO will provide leadership and expertise to catalyze efforts in the Paso del Norte region.
“The Health Foundation’s ‘Backbone Organization’ grant to UTEP will leverage the UTEP team’s extensive technical expertise and professional networks to build upon existing community partnerships and…
Mental Health Advocate honored by NAMI Texas
November 8, 2017
Congratulates to Sharon Butterworth, board chair for the Health Foundation. She recently received the Mental Health Professional of the Year Award from NAMI Texas, at the Texas Behavioral Health Funders Network Annual Meeting in Dallas. Sharon has spent more than two decades working to improve services and change perceptions about people with mental health conditions in our region and across Texas.
Elise Banks and Sharon
Left to right: Richard Salcido, Sharon, Jennifer Krautkremer, Denise Uga, and Diane Banks
10,000 Steps to Better Health
November 8, 2017
Every step you take throughout the day counts!
Health and fitness researchers are finding that people can achieve health benefits by exercising at a moderate level than previously thought.
Two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association have confirmed that the lifestyle approach can be as effective as a traditional exercise program. Additionally, many doctors and researchers have found that wearing a pedometer or some form of monitoring device is a great way to track your daily activity, while inspiring you to be more active than usual.
To achieve good…
