TITLE: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Paso del Norte Health Foundation.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Paso del Norte Health Foundation.

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WHEREAS, Paso del Norte Health Foundation is marking its 20th anniversary on September 30, 2015; and WHEREAS, In 1995, the foundation was established to promote wellness among people in the Paso del Norte region, which includes El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in Texas, Do a Ana, Luna, and Otero Counties in New Mexico, and the City of Juarez in Mexico; its primary focus is to assist the most vulnerable through health education and disease prevention; and WHEREAS, The foundation benefited from an initial investment of $130 million from the sale of the not-for-profit Providence Memorial Hospital; since the organization's inception, its administrators have provided skillful stewardship of the investment trust to ensure that the foundation can continue its work in behalf of generations to come; and WHEREAS, Maintaining more than $200 million in holdings, Paso del Norte Health Foundation leverages its resources to improve regional access to clean water, to diminish environmental hazards from lead and pesticides, and to help achieve reductions in regional smoking rates, sedentary lifestyles, obesity, and teenage pregnancy; it also supports child abuse prevention, and it sponsors a wide range of programs to advance early childhood development, youth engagement, senior health, and public immunization; and WHEREAS, This noteworthy organization shares with other groups the knowledge gained through its research and analysis; both in the United States and abroad, its initiatives have been recognized as worthwhile models for community engagement and the collaborative development of solutions to complex health issues; and WHEREAS, Through its leadership in promoting good health over the past two decades, Paso del Norte Health Foundation has made a lasting, positive difference in quality of life for the people of the region, and its management and staff may reflect with pride on the group's many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of Paso del Norte Health Foundation and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Pickett Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 299 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House