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October 2024

ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

August 2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

April 2024

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February 2024

January 2024

Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign

By Susan Kujawa
Posted: 01/29/2024
Tags: covid 19, health

By Sue Kujawa and Katie Brandon

We continue to see an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and at the same time, the flu and other respiratory diseases are hitting our community. In the January 14, 2024, LA Times article, “One-two punch of COVID and flu is hitting L.A. County hard,” Rong-Gong Lin II reported, “Health officials noted that many deaths could have been avoided with higher rates of vaccination.”

 

In the fall Pasadena Village was awarded funding from USAging, which was our first national grant award. As part of this Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative, we have been able to amplify our efforts to promote community health. In addition, this award has helped us expand our scope and outreach to specific communities.

 

The USAging Collaborative and the Pasadena Health Department helped us to identify and target populations of older adults, to make sure they receive accurate information regarding vaccines. Our outreach is particularly targeting African American, Latino/a/x, Armenian, and individuals in the LGBTQ+ community.

 

Pasadena Village thrives on many partnerships and connections that position us to reach out to these specific populations of older adults. We have partnered with local organizations to leverage and expand our outreach, including:

 

Altadena Chamber of Commerce

Altadena Library District

Armenian Relief Society

City of Pasadena Health Department

Huntington Health

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Pasadena Public Libraries

South Pasadena Rotary Club

Southern California Women’s Health Conference & Women in Leadership Vital Voices

 

And faith communities including:

Friendship Pasadena Church

Holy Family Catholic Church

La Canada Presbyterian Church

Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church

 

We are distributing information in English, Armenian, and Spanish. Villagers and our community volunteers have staffed outreach tables at community festivals and events. We have reached over 9,000 people since mid-October (over 8,000 through targeted Facebook ads and over 1,000 via other channels). Providing incentive gift cards helped entice older adults to call the Village office for connections and support in accessing vaccinations.

 

With the support of our business partner Pegasus Home Health Care, we were able to offer free flu and pneumonia vaccines to 43 people on December 10. Pasadena Village’s Care Team and Village Visitor volunteers reached out to older adults in their homes. We are partnering with the Women in Leadership Vital Voices to push vaccinations at the Southern California Women’s Health Conference, which will be held on March 22 at the Hilton Pasadena.

 

Pasadena Village continues to offer transportation to and from vaccination sites, assistance with scheduling vaccinations, and referral services to obtain vaccinations. Information and support is available on our new Vaccine Information webpage.

 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion does not just apply to Villagers, but to the entire community. Reaching out to encourage older adults to get vaccinated, helping them locate vaccination services, and providing incentives to protect their health are just some examples of our core vision of ensuring that older adults thrive as they age.

 

What can you do? The Pasadena Village Care Team reminds us “that you may want to consider wearing a mask at indoor gatherings, wash your hands frequently, and consider testing if you exhibit symptoms.”

 

You can help people access vaccinations and get to wherever they want to go as a volunteer driver. We are seeing an increased demand for rides and we need more volunteer drivers. If you are willing to give rides on your own time, contact volunteer coordinator Priyanka Kumar to learn more about being a volunteer driver at 626-765-6037 or at priyanka@pasadenavillage.org.

 

Call the Village Office if you want information on vaccinations, help scheduling an appointment, or arranging a free ride to your appointment. If you are 60+, we would like to offer you a free $20 gift card if you get the flu or COVID-19 vaccine by March 22, 2024. Call us at 626-765-6037 or attend the free Vibrant Living Resource Fair on February 6 to get your vaccination.

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