The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library will have an open house for its Annual Festival of Trees from 4-6 p.m. Dec. 9. The public is invited to enjoy live music and refreshments as they stroll through the Winter Wonderland of trees. All trees are decorated by local businesses and organizations in the Golden Triangle area.
There will be crafts and fun for everyone. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there too. Come hear the sounds of area musical talent and vote for your favorite tree from Dec. 4 until noon Dec. 9.
Frosty the Snowman to travel throughout Columbus
Columbus Light and Water is again starting the winter journey of Frosty the Snowman. CLW is encouraging the community to look for Frosty as he makes his way back to the CLW main office. Residents are asked to make social media posts and tag CLW as Frosty travels around the community.
Frosty will visit Stokes-Beard School on Monday, Columbus Police Department on Tuesday, Allegra on Highway 45 on Wednesday, Brickerton on Thursday, and the riverwalk next to Harvey’s on Friday. He will return home Dec. 6.
Golden Triangle Theatre will perform one-act opera
Golden Triangle Theater will perform the one-act opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 at Annunciation Catholic Church, downtown Columbus.
For information, visit goldentriangletheatre.com/ .
Columbus Arts Council to host Waffle Fest on Dec. 4
A free art class, Waffle Fest, featuring waffles and painting, will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 4 at the Columbus Arts Council. The class is for children ages 7-15 years old.
For information, visit columbus-arts.org/ .
AARP tool helps veterans access health care info, resources
AARP launched a new tool to bring together information and resources to help veterans, military families and their caregivers navigate their health care options. The Veterans and Military Families Health Benefits Navigator provides Mississippi’s veterans with critical information about what is required to qualify for health care benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Department of Defense (DoD).
“Now more than ever, veterans and military families need help accessing the health care benefits they earned serving our country,” said AARP Mississippi State Director Kimberly L. Campbell. “This free, one-stop resource will help make the process less confusing and overwhelming for veterans and military families as they navigate their options.”
Even before the pandemic, veterans and their families struggled with where to begin when deciding the best path for their health care needs: VA health care, Military Tricare, Medicare, private insurance, or Medicaid. AARP’s Veterans and Military Families Health Benefits Navigator is available at www.AARP.org/VetsHealthNavigator.
West Point hospital joins perinatal collaborative
TUPELO — North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital in Tupelo, NMMC-West Point and NMMC Gilmore-Amory are participating in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Perinatal Improvement Collaborative that strives to address troubling disparities in birth outcomes and examine how care might be reliably tailored to mothers with different needs.
The collaborative of 200+ leading hospitals is overseen by the HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH), using real-time data, analytics and performance improvement methodologies from Premier Inc.
The HHS Perinatal Improvement Collaborative will test interventions and protocols to reduce preventable deaths and complications among mothers and their babies. Using Premier’s comprehensive and timely PINC AI™ Healthcare Database (PHD), a standardized data collection system, the program will be able to quickly generate solutions for safer obstetric and neonatal care that can be implemented nationwide.
The effort will be guided by an external advisory panel comprising more than 20 expert clinicians and thought leaders, and patient partners from MoMMA’s Voices, a coalition of advocacy organizations focused on leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity.
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