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Improving healthcare in our region through data sharing
August 10, 2018
At every doctor’s appointment, my grandmother would bring a grocery bag full of her medications. That way, the physician would know what she was talking about when she would say “the little yellow pill makes my stomach hurt.” Otherwise, it would be very difficult for her physicians to track the course of her treatments, labs, and prescriptions with each of her specialists.
Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) were developed to help make health information sharing easier. HIEs centralize health information from across different hospitals and providers in real time, to create an…
Paso del Norte Trail Update
August 10, 2018
A movement is taking place to provide recreational options and promote a healthy, active lifestyle in El Paso.
Paso del Norte Trail
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation engaged Sites Southwest and Alta Design last year to help develop a master plan for a proposed 60-mile county-wide Paso del Norte Trail. The overall goal of the trails is to connect neighborhoods, provide new recreation options and promote a healthy, active lifestyle for residents and visitors. Numerous public meetings were held to get input on the proposed alignment.
A copy of the recent public meeting…
Training to make El Paso Giving Day a Success
August 10, 2018
Direct email marketing is a powerful tool that businesses, governments and media outlets are harnessing to take their messages directly to their audiences. It’s also a powerful tool local nonprofit organization can use to efficiently reach donors.
Tim Escobedo from Snappy Publishing in El Paso will host an informative training session for participating nonprofits explaining how to craft a winning email campaign specifically for El Paso Giving Day.
Because of the overwhelming response to our first training, we will hold the next two trainings — including Tim’s — at Project…
Public meeting held on proposed Paso del Norte Trail
July 17, 2018
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation hosted a public meeting in mid-July to get additional public input on the proposed county-wide Paso del Norte Trail. More than 100 people attended the meeting that included a presentation by the trail planners from Sites Southwest on the proposed alignment and typologies for the trail. The Paso del Norte Trail will stretch a proposed 60-miles across El Paso County, connecting neighborhoods, providing new recreation options, and promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. The Health Foundation looks forward to finalizing the proposed trail route and working…
Andeavor provides support to plan for next segment of Playa Drain Trail
July 17, 2018
Planning for the next phase of the Playa Drain Trail from Riverside High School to Ysleta High School will now begin thanks to a generous $50,000 grant from Andeavor to the Paso del Norte Foundation.
The Playa Drain Trail is an 8.3-mile segment of the 60-mile Paso del Norte Trail. The Health Foundation partnered with El Paso Water and City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department to construct 3.4-miles of the Trail from Ascarate Park to Riverside High School with $2.5 million of Health Foundation funds and $300,000 in Quality of Life Bond funds. The Health Foundation expects this…
San Elizario adopts clean air ordinance
July 17, 2018
This June, the San Elizario Mayor and City Council Members voted unanimously to adopt a clean air ordinance, designed to reduce smoking rates in the City.
A Smoke Free Paso del Norte, an initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, and the Clean Air Coalition worked together with community residents to advocate for this health-improving change. These efforts are part of a movement that over the past 17 years has made a lasting impact on regional smoking rates.
“We commend the leadership of San Elizario for their commitment to the health of their residents,” stated Tracy J….
Texas A&M Colonias Program receives the Education Empowerment Award from SISD for their Mujer A Mujer and More Counts Programs
July 17, 2018
Congratulations to the Texas A&M University - Colonias Program for being selected as a Socorro ISD (SISD) Partners in Education: Education Empowerment Award Recipient. This award is given to an organization or business that donates invaluable time, money and service to schools across the district.
The Texas A&M Colonias Program provided Socorro ISD schools, including Eastlake High School, with special mental, physical and behavioral health programing for mothers and families through their De Mujer A Mujer (DMAM) and More Counts programs funded by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation….
Offering afterschool programs to disconnected youth in El Paso County
July 17, 2018
Over the past five years, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) -Yucca Council and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation have teamed up to increase the participation of disconnected youth in the Scouts, adding more than 1,000 families to the Scouting family since 2013.
The BSA-Yucca Council, in partnership with the Health Foundation’s IGNITE initiative, launched the Unidos Prosperamos program in 2012 to recruit disconnected youth in the communities of Chaparral, Sunland Park, Anthony, Santa Teresa in New Mexico and Horizon City, Tornillo, Fabens, Socorro, Clint, San Elizario and Montana Vista…
Construction continues to move forward on the Playa Drain Trail
July 16, 2018
Construction crews are working on trailheads at Ascarate Park and Riverside High School entrances as well as along the trail intersections. Most of the trail surface is completed and the amenities are starting to be added such as trees and plants in some sections.
This 3.4-mile segment of the Playa Drain Trail project is a partnership of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation (Health Foundation), City of El Paso and El Paso Water. The Health Foundation is contributing $2.5 million for the design and construction of the trail from Ascarate Park to Riverside High School. The City of El Paso…
El Paso Giving Day training for nonprofits
July 16, 2018
El Paso Giving Day is right around the corner and the Paso del Norte Foundation has several ways for local nonprofit organizations to take full advantage of our region’s only community-wide day of charitable giving.
This year, El Paso Giving Day will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2018.
In preparation, the Paso del Norte Foundation is offering a set of free training seminars and online webinars for participating nonprofits, beginning in August. The seminars are aimed to help staff and volunteers for El Paso’s nonprofits to get the most out of El Paso Giving Day.
Interested…
