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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 - NOVEMBER 23, 2014
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Registered Nurses at Huntington Hospital voice serious concerns at Thursday rally by Terry Miller
Six elected representatives from federal, state, and city levels, along with over 250 community members, have signed letters calling on HMH to act in accordance with state law by implementing safe staffing and providing sufficient supplies. They also urged hospital management to cease violating labor rights.
Weatherman Fritz Coleman, the event captured a snapshot of Pasadena then and now in a gracious setting that evoked Pasadena gentility from the 1890s. The guests themselves reflected the diversity of both Friends In Deed and the community today. Coming from different economic levels, ethnic groups, and business and faith communities, they wined and dined together,
Public Health Dept. receives $1.5 million grant for tobacco control efforts
bid on silent auction items and enjoyed entertainment. “I’ve been going to benefits in Pasadena for 50 years, and I’ve never before had such a wonderful feeling,” said Janet Wood. “It was a community coming together.” The honorees also exemplified sense of community. The Please see page 2
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Congresswoman Judy Chu, Pasadena City Councilmember Victor Gordo, and other community leaders attended the rally to express support for nurses’ efforts to restore quality patient care at HMH. One of the many concerns Please see page 4
A community comes together to celebrate 120 years serving those in need Friends In Deed celebrated its 120th anniversary Nov. 5 at historic Castle Green with a crowd of friends dedicated to continuing to help the most vulnerable residents of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley find their rightful place in the community. More than 250 strong, they demonstrated That’s What Friends Are For —theme of the event. Hosted by popular KNBC
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The City’s Public Health Department was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a three-year outreach campaign to reduce ethnic and racial tobacco health-related disparities in Northwest Pasadena. Pasadena is one of only 49 recipients nationwide to be awarded the competitive Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant to prevent and control chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer, which are the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S., according to the CDC. The funds will be used for the City’s outreach campaign to counter tobacco-related marketing efforts targeting low-income minority communities where African-American and Latino adults have a disproportionately high rate of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. Outreach efforts include increasing awareness about the dangers of tobacco through public service announcements, community presentations and other events and marketing efforts through the end of September 2017. Since 1999, the CDC REACH program has funded efforts to reduce tobacco use and exposure, improve nutrition, increase physical activity and improve access to chronic disease prevention, risk reduction and
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Last Thursday, scores of registered nurses at Huntington Memorial Hospital attended a rally in an effort to restore quality patient care at HMH and to call on management to implement the highest standard of Ebola preparedness, including personal protective equipment and training for healthcare workers.
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