El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, and ProAction (Immunize El Paso) are the recipients of grants from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) to improve access to healthcare, nutrition, and preventive services in the region.
Grant Details
The grants will support pediatric diabetes management programs, emergency food distribution, and immunization services for underserved communities. El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation will use the grant to support its teaching kitchen, where families can learn healthy habits. El Pasoans Fighting Hunger will expand its emergency food distribution program, which feeds 1,500 people daily. ProAction will provide 40,000 immunizations across the Borderplex region.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
