El Paso, Texas, January 12, 2010 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization U.S.-Mexico Border Office in collaboration with the Pan American Health and Education Foundation and local partners received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation major Grant to serve as a model and provide guidelines to local and state government officials, policy and decision makers for the prevention and control of childhood and youth obesity; through policy and environmental changes, community participation and development, and a multi media campaign in healthy eating and active living will be monitored and evaluated in the Chamizal and other selected communities in El Paso, Texas.