OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify pneumonia knowledge among participants in the Pharmacist’s Pneumonia Prevention Project (PPPP), a community-based education and vaccination program administered to older Philadelphians in 2014. METHODS: Participants were aged 50+, cognitively intact, English speaking and recruited from senior centers and churches with a predominantly black population in Philadelphia. This analysis reports baseline data which were collected prior to delivery of PPPP. Knowledge and awareness of pneumonia was assessed with a 22-item questionnaire encompassing the following domains: susceptibility to infection, symptoms of disease, severity of illness, and vaccination with an emphasis on vaccine efficacy, safety, and eligibility. RESULTS: