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Donations to PAHEF Support PAHO’s Efforts to Recover Health Services to Victims of Earthquake in Haiti

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) is accepting donations to support the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) relief efforts in Haiti. Donations can be made by credit card in amounts as small as $5 on PAHEF’s secure Web site.

These funds will be used to help PAHO’s relief staff to support the Haitian Ministry of Health to provide emergency care by:

• Providing medicine and medical equipment
• Mobilizing trained health personnel
• Establishing mobile clinics to treat the survivors

PAHEF also will use the funds for health needs during Haiti’s recovery from the disaster.

Learn more at www.pahef.org/haiti

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grants PAHEF $360,000 for “Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities” Childhood Obesity Initiative in El Paso, TX

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) received a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a three-year project called "Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities," to promote policy and environmental changes, community participation and development, and a multimedia campaign in healthy eating and active living in El Paso, Texas.

"There is a great need for this type of project as residents of El Paso, the seventh-poorest county in the United States, often lack access to healthy foods, and a lack of recreational areas prevents many people from exercising or engaging in sports outdoors,"
said Edward L. Kadunc, executive director of PAHEF.

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PAHEF Funds Project to Improve Biomedical Waste Management

Biomedical waste can be hazardous to human and environmental health if not properly treated and disposed. In many parts of the world there is a lack of knowledge and infrastructure to properly handle biomedical waste. With the aid of a grant from PAHEF, a thorough review was conducted of biomedical waste practices in countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to ultimately improve sanitation for patients and health workers alike.

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PAHEF—Committed to Preventing 3 Million Deaths in Next 10 Years

PAHEF is a founding member of the Partners Forum for Action on Chronic Disease, which officially launched on December 4, 2009. The Partners Forum is a public-private partnership whose goal is to reduce the burden and cost of chronic diseases in the Americas by working together to promote healthier lifestyles and preventive health care.

The Partners’ Forum’s ultimate goal is to prevent three million deaths from chronic diseases over the next decade.

Initiated by PAHO/WHO and in consultation with PAHEF as well as the International Business Leaders Forum and the World Economic Forum, the Partners’ Forum will bring together a range of talents and perspectives to:

• help raise awareness about chronic diseases
• advocate for changes in public policy
• expand existing and develop new initiatives aimed at reducing risk factors and improving treatment of chronic diseases

PAHEF will keep you updated with Partners’ Forum news on emerging projects and milestones.