Health


Pasadena and East Pasadena Target Stores to be Staffed with a Beauty Conscierge

Beginning Friday, Target stores in Pasadena and East Pasadena will be one of 96 existing locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties to be staffed with a beauty concierge....... Read More

First Aid & CPR Courses

American Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED Courses

The Community Services Department is happy to announce Red Cross certification course are now available! Certified instructors are holding courses for First Aid and CPR/AED for both professional rescuers and workplace, schools and individuals. All courses are held in the Sierra Madre Room, located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024. Participants ...


Healthy Eating

A Week of Healthy Eats and Exercise

Feeling sluggish? Nothing a little exercise and a healthy diet can fix. To help you jumpstart a healthier lifestyle, join Bike 2013 on May 13-18 to get a taste of what it’s like to live healthy. Real Food Daily, the award-winning organic vegan restaurant, will be part of the opening day festivities as one of ...


Brain Injury Research

Huntington Medical Research Institute Awarded U.S. Army Grant for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Research

The U.S. Army has awarded a three-year, $2.7 million grant for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) research to Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI). The Molecular Neurology Program directed by Dr. Michael Harrington, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Program directed by Dr. Brian Ross, and the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Laboratory will collaborate on this research project. Walter Reed National Military ...


Stroke Awareness Activities

Huntington Hospital to Host Stroke Awareness Activities on May 8

In honor of National Stroke Awareness Month, Huntington Hospital Senior Care Network and the hospital’s neurosciences program will present Stroke Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 8. The free event will feature informational displays and fun giveaways from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and a Noon Hour lecture, “Being on Stroke Alert,” from 12:30 to 1:30 ...


Promoting Autism Awareness

Bowling for Autism Awareness
Fit for Expecting Joins Forces with the South Pasadena San Marino YMCA

Fit for Expecting has joined forces with the South Pasadena San Marino YMCA to offer exercise classes tailored for the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum moms. These classes align with the YMCA’s focus on supporting healthy lifestyles for all. The classes, designed by Fit for Expecting’s founder Jennifer Johnson, are safe, effective and truly ...


Quality Hospital Management

Huntington Memorial Hospital Receives Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Huntington Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, it was announced today. The award recognizes Huntington Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the award, Huntington Hospital achieved 85 percent or higher adherence ...


Men's Health

A Fun Men’s Health Super Event Will Address Serious Need

Whether you admit it or not, most of us men take our health for granted. And when we actually do feel unusual pain or discomfort, what’s our usual mantra? Suck it up. Tough it out. Walk it off. Men are prone to what Bill Paparian, Chairman of the Board of Men Educating Men About Health ...


Stress Management Seminar

Hart Park House Senior Center Presents Stress Management and Drug Interactions

The Hart Park House Senior Center presents a two part health seminar on Monday, May 13, 2013 from 1:00-3:00 pm at the Hart Park House Senior Center, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. A presentation on stress management hosted by the YWCA San Gabriel Valley will occur from 1:00-2:00pm. The YWCA San Gabriel Valley is seeking ...


The Right to Hear

May You Hear And Speak Better

The right to speak and be heard is an inalienable right, and The Hear Center is working hard through low-cost community services and outreach to make sure everyone gets their chance. Especially in the upcoming Better Hearing and Speech Month this May. A community and family-based agency located at 301 East Del Mar Blvd., The ...


Promotions at the Huntington

Huntington Memorial Hospital Promotes Jim Noble, Senior Vice Pres. & Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President

Jim Noble, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Huntington Memorial Hospital has been promoted to executive vice president, chief operating officer/chief financial officer, hospital CEO Steve Ralph announced today. In his new role Noble will be responsible for oversight of all of the hospital’s acute operations plus information technology, finance, ambulatory services and ...