News

May 3, 2017

Arbol de Vida (Tree of Life) is a home for underserved children and youth with unmet needs in the Anapra area of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Since 1994, Arbol de Vida has served more than 13,000 youth.

May 2, 2017

In April, more than 500 participants joined the Institute for Healthy Living (IHL) to celebrate the 2nd annual HEAL Week (Healthy Eating & Active Living). 

April 5, 2017

On Wednesday, April 5th 2017, the Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living (IHL) organized a HEAL (Healthy Eating, Active Living) Alliance Kick-Off meeting. The HEAL Alliance is a combination of new and existing coalitions, task forces, and other groups in the region dedicated to healthy eating and active living.

February 16, 2017

A new institute in El Paso has set out to confront a problem that has long flummoxed mothers and public health advocates alike: people not eating enough fruits and vegetables and spending too much time on the couch.

February 16, 2017

The Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living (IHL), in partnership with The Paso del Norte Health Foundation and The Food Trust, convened a Food Summit on January 18th. The event was hosted by The Hospitals of Providence at their East Campus.

February 13, 2017

Wouldn’t it be great to have someone follow you through a grocery store and assist you with information and support on how to live a healthy and productive lifestyle? With support from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Initiative, the Kelly Memorial Food Pantry’s Fresh Start program is doing this and more.

February 6, 2017

Professor Wen-Whai Li, Ph.D., of The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Engineering and colleagues recently were awarded four grants by three funding agencies to study the effects of transportation emissions on air quality and public health.

January 17, 2017

Although economic times seem to have improved since the Great Recession, many people still struggle to make ends meet.