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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
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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
Maria Hsu for lunch and special dessert! Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu. 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
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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).
A quadrivalent cell-based flu shot (Flucelvax Quadrivalent) containing virus grown in cell culture (that is egg-free), which is approved for people 4 years and older.
A recombinant quadrivalent flu shot (Flublok Quadrivalent) approved for people 18 years and older. For more information visit www.forefrontdermatology.com 12 5
RESOURCES & SERVICES RESOURCES & SERVICES ADULT RECREATION CENTER ADULT RECREATION CENTER CASE MANAGEMENT JOIN US FOR LUNCH The Senior Services Case Managers at Santa Anita Family Services can help with: Lunch is served daily at the San Gabriel Adult Recreation Center at 11:30 am for anyone 60 and older (reservation check-in beings at 10:00 am). Choose from the American or Health counseling Phone: (626) 358-1185 Chinese menu option daily. Suggested donation is $3 per meal. Monthly menus are Consumer problems Outside Area: 1(800) 667-3646 available at www.sangabrielcity.com. Lunch program is sponsored by Interval Senior Home chores Services/YWCA. Address: Housing 603 South Myrtle Avenue To make a reservation call (626) 308-2823 between 10am—12 noon, Monrovia, CA 91016 Monday—Friday, all reservations must be made one week in advance. Legal services
Low - cost rentals Monday 8:00am - 5:00pm Meals on Wheels SERVICES Tuesday 11:00am - 5:00pm Medi-cal and Medi-care Wednesday 8:00am - 5:00pm Blood Pressure Screenings - 2nd Thursday of each month, 10:45 - 11:45 am in the Property and Federal tax assistance Grapevine Room. Sponsored by Alhambra Hospital. Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm Social Security Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm Cellphone Recycling Program - Support older adult programs by donating your old cell phone. For every cellphone collected, programs can earn 35 cents to $21. Assistance with filling out forms Grapevine Press - Subscribe to the Grapevine Press for $5 a year and stay current with activities and news. Receive a digital copy via email FREE. TRANSPORTATION Meals on Wheels - Available for home-bound residents of San Gabriel, each meal delivery includes a hot entrée and sack lunch. For more information call (626) 256-8187 or visit the web page www.volunteercentersgv.org. Senior Dial-A-Ride - Reduced fare transportation for city residents 62 and older and GROUPS disabled residents. Apply at the Community Services Office, 250 S Mission Dr. MTA Reduced Fare TAP Cards - Reduced fare TAP card reloads for city residents. Origami Creations - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Fridays at the Community Recreation Center. All Monthly $12 reloads sold at the Community Services Office from 8:00am - 4:30pm are welcome to this free class. Instructor will go over supplies needed at first class. Monday - Friday, with extended hours on Tuesdays until 6:00pm. Quilt with Friends - Every Tuesday at the Recreation Center from 9:00 - 2:30pm. Access Services - Curb to curb para-transit (dial-a-ride) type program provides All quilters welcome. Bring your supplies to work independently (no instructor transportation services to eligible individuals. Riders must be certified for Access available). Services. For more information about the certification process, and to arrange trips, call Ballroom Dance Class - 12:00 - 3:00 pm, free instruction offered in Chinese and (800) 827-0829. English. LA County Transportation Info Line - Transportation services for seniors and Creative Art Group - 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Fridays at the Recreation Center, no qualified disabled persons. For more information, call (800) 431-7882. instructor available. Bring your art projects and work side by side with other artists. For more information on any of these services, call Community Services at (626) 308-2875 6 11
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE ADULT CENTER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS OPEN COMPUTER TIME FOR OLDER ADULTS! OPEN COURT TIME: Need to check your email, want to surf the internet, or print PICKLEBALL AT SMITH PARK a document but don’t have a computer or printer? Come Enjoy a friendly game of Pickleball during open court time at Smith Park. Pickleball is a enjoy free, open computer time! Develop and improve your fun, low-impact racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table basic computer skills. tennis, and is suitable for all ages and abilities! Get some fresh air and exercise! Games No need to pre-register just show up ready to surf the web! will be held weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays. *Free printer is now available for use*
Tuesdays and Thursdays Mondays and Wednesdays Padillo Room Lounge Smith Park Tennis Courts 10 am - 12 pm 8 am - 12 pm
TABLE TENNIS — FREE PLAY ! Enjoy a friendly game of table tennis during free play time! Holiday Lunch and Entertainment Play one on one or with teams of two.
Thursday, December 13 Fridays Padillo Room Enjoy a holiday lunch 9 am - 12 pm followed by festive entertainment and a visit from a special guest.
Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate should direct such a request to the Community Services Department at (626) 308-2875 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE ACTIVITIES, at least 48 hours before the event, if possible. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES AT (626) 308-2875. 10 7