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Grapevine Press Brain Games & Memory BRAIN GAMES & MEMORY EXERCISES City of San Gabriel December 2018 GRAPEVINE PRESS DECEMBER IS NATIONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION MONTH Why should people get vaccinated against the flu? Influenza is a potentially serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently, but millions of people get the flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized and thousands or tens of thousands of people die from flu-related causes every year. An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against flu. Vaccination has been shown to have many benefits including reducing the risk of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and even the risk of flu-related death in children. INSIDE THIS ISSUE How do flu vaccines work? Monthly Activities Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two Upcoming Events weeks after vaccination. These antibodies provide protection Health & Wellness ANGEL ELVES MARSHMALLOWS SLEIGH against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine. The BELLS GIFTS MISLETOE SNOW FLAKE Monthly Calendar seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that CANDY CANE GINGERBREAD NORTHPOLE STOCKINGS Monthly Lunch Menu research indicates will be most common during the upcoming CAROLS GREETINGS ORNAMENTS TINSEL The Funnies season. Traditional flu vaccines (called “trivalent” vaccines) are CELEBRATE HOLIDAY REINDEER WREATH Community Info made to protect against three flu viruses; an influenza A (H1N1) CHIMNEY HOLLY RIBBON Resources & Services virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and an influenza B virus. There COOKIES HOT CHOCOLATE RUDOLPH are also flu vaccines made to protect against four flu viruses (called DECORATE JINGLE BELLS SANTA CLAUSE “quadrivalent” vaccines). These vaccines protect against the same viruses as the trivalent vaccine and an additional B virus. Adult Recreation Center 324 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel CA 91776 (626) 308-2823 (Lunch Reservations) For more information about Influenza Vaccination, (626) 308-2875 (Information) please visit www.cdc.org 16 1 COMMUNITY INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS DECEMBER Join us for the City of San Gabriel’s CREATIVE ART GROUP If you want a creative space to work on your current art projects, join this weekly art group! 42nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting! Work independently alongside fellow artists, no instructor or materials provided. Fridays Join your neighbors as we celebrate Tuesday, December 4th the 42nd Annual Tree Lighting Plaza Park 9:00 am — 12:00 pm Ceremony, Tuesday, December 4. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recreation Center — Dance Room Festivities begin at 6:00 pm with performances by Dewey Elementary, Woodcraft Rangers, Community Services Department youth dancers and the Jefferson TAMALE FESTIVAL Middle School Orchestra and choir ringing in the holidays with some of Visit the annual Tamale Festival in Indio. Ranked one of the top 10 “All-American Food Festivals” in the nation by Food Network TV. The festival offers every type of tamale that can be imagined. your favorite songs. Activities include a holiday parade, carnival, Mexican Folklorico dancing, and a variety of live The tree lighting ceremony will take entertainment. All food and shopping are on your own. place at 7:00 pm followed by the Sunday, December 2 arrival of Santa on the historic fire 9:00 am—7:00 pm engine. $15 *This free event is sponsored by the City of San Gabriel and the RIVERSIDE MISSION INN at Christmas Time San Gabriel Women's Foundation. Celebrate the holidays at the historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. Will Rogers stated, “It is the most unique hotel in America. It’s a monastery, a museum, a fine hotel, a home, a boardinghouse, a mission, an art gallery and an aviator’s shrine.” You will take a docent led 1-hour walking tour. Dinner is included with salad, entrée and dessert at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Thursday, December 13 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR EVENTS, 12:35 — 8:30 pm CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES AT (626) 308-2875 $60 14 3 MONTHLY ACTIVITIES HEALTH & WELLNESS DECEMBER AT THE ADULT RECREATION CENTER A COUPLE BENEFITS OF FLU VACCINATIONS The many benefits of a Flu Vaccination DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS! A flu vaccine has many benefits. Birthday celebrations every 3rd Wednesday of the month. Join us for lunch and special dessert! Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu. Maria Hsu Birthday celebrants receive a During the 2016-2017 flu season, flu vaccine prevented an estimated: Salome Salazar token gift from birthday sponsor 5.3 million flu illnesses – about the population of the Atlanta metropolitan area Care 1st. 2.6 million flu medical visits – more than the number of students in all K-12 schools Xuau Heng Khoan *Must be present to receive gift. in Florida 85,000 flu hospitalizations – more than the number of hospital beds in California and Oregon Flu vaccination helps prevent serious medical events associated with some chronic conditions. Vaccination has been associated with lower rates of some cardiac events among people with heart disease, especially among those who had had a cardiac event in the past year. MESSAGE FROM Flu vaccination also has been shown in separate studies to be associated with reduced hospitalizations among people with diabetes and chronic lung disease. COMMUNITY SERVICES Vaccination helps protect women during and after pregnancy. Seasons greetings! The Community Services Department would like to wish you a happy holiday A 2018 study showed that getting a flu shot reduced a pregnant woman’s risk of being season! hospitalized with flu by an average of 40 percent. Flu vaccine can be life-saving in children. Don’t miss out on our December events, including HEALTH & WELLNESS the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Tuesday, A 2017 study was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination can significantly December 4th at 6 pm in Plaza Park and the Holiday Blood Pressure Checks reduce a child’s risk of dying from flu. Celebration at the Adult Recreation Center on Thursday, December 13 Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in December 13th. people who get vaccinated, but still get sick. 10:45 — 11:45 am Please note that the Adult Center will be closed Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect the people around you, including those Grapevine Room on December 22nd, 25th, and 29th. who are most vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older Sponsored by people, and people with certain chronic health conditions. Happy Holiday's! Alhambra Hospital For more information on Flu Vaccinations visit www.cdc.org 15 2 December 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 9am -12pm Table Tennis 11:30am Lunch 10am-12pm Computer Time 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am-1:00pm Art Workshop (Smith Park) 12pm-3pm Ballroom Dance (Smith Park) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:45 Blood Pressure Checks 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 9am-12pm Table Tennis 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 10am-1:00pm Art Workshop (Smith Park) 12pm-3pm Ballroom Dance (Smith Park) Holiday Celebration 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 9am - 12pm Table Tennis Birthday Celebration 11:30am Lunch 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 10am-1:00pm Art Workshop (Smith Park) 12pm-3pm Ballroom Dance (Smith Park) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Happy Noon Year! 11:30am Lunch 11:30am Lunch 9am - 12pm Table Tennis 11:30am Lunch 9am-12pm Pickle Ball 10am - 12pm Computer Time 10am-1:00pm Art Workshop CENTER CLOSED CENTER CLOSED (Smith Park) 30 31 CENTER CLOSED For more information on Older Adult programs, please call the Community Service Department at (626) 308.2875 or visit our webpage at www.sangabrielcity.com. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate should direct such request to the Community Services Department at (626) 308.2875 at least 48 hours before the event, if possible. 4 13 THE FUNNIES HEALTH & WELLNESS LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU’RE LAUGHING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLU VACCINATIONS What kinds of flu vaccines are available? CDC recommends use of any licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine during the 2018-2019 influenza season, including inactivated influenza vaccine [IIV], recombinant influenza vaccine [RIV], or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). No preference is expressed for any influenza vaccine over another. Both trivalent (three-component) and quadrivalent (four-component) flu vaccines will be available. Trivalent flu vaccines include: One standard-dose trivalent flu shot (IIV3) manufactured using virus grown in eggs. This shot (Afluria) can be given either with a needle (for people aged 5 years and older) or with a jet injector (or people aged 18 through 64 years only). A high-dose trivalent flu shot (Fluzone High-dose), approved for people 65 years and older. A trivalent flu shot made with adjuvant (Fluad), approved for people 65 years and older. Quadrivalent flu vaccines include: Standard-dose quadrivalent flu shots that are manufactured using virus grown in eggs. These include Afluria Quadrivalent, Fluarix Quadrivalent, FluLaval Quadrivalent, and Fluzone Quadrivalent. Different flu shots are approved for different age groups. Some are approved for children as young as 6 months of age. Most flu shots are given in the arm (muscle) with a needle. One quadrivalent flu shot (Afluria Quadrivalent) can be given either with a needle (for people aged 5 years and older) or with a jet injector (for people aged 18 through 64 years only).
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