El Paso nonprofit receives $200K grant for digital health literacy

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more health information is stored online, an El Paso nonprofit received a $200,000 grant Tuesday to create a lesson plan to teach people how to manage their health information.

Texas Mutual Insurance Company and its health affiliate, Texicare, gave Borderplex Connect the grant.

The El Paso Community Foundation said internet access in El Paso and the Borderland area is uneven. Just in the county, 28% of households earning less than $20,000 don’t have an internet subscription due to cost or connection barriers…

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