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For Amy Bogue, executive director of the Allegro Family Clinic in Columbus, the examples spring easily to mind.
Several elderly patients who had developed urinary tract infections that could have been treated right away with antibiotics. One patient who had suffered a stroke.
Scared of contracting COVID-19 during a visit to the doctor, they waited too long to seek medical help, and their symptoms worsened, though thankfully they received care before it was too late.
“They’re delaying care for fear of COVID, but they’re having way worse side effects because they’re not taking care of the issue at hand,” Bogue said. “So it’s a little concerning.”
Task force proposes youth input, events to help prevent crime Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Cherie Labat speaks at a meeting of the community Crime Prevention Task Force in the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus Thursday. Labat chairs the task force s education committee, and committee members Fairview teacher Roselynn Rainey, left, and Dennis Irby, right, also presented during the meeting. The task force aims to find ways to prevent crime in the Columbus area. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Members of the community Crime Prevention Task Force had plenty of suggestions for community improvements when they met for their regular meeting at Trotter Convention Center Thursday night: from planning town hall-style meetings with community members, to partnering with organizations like Boys and Girls Club to hold events and recreational activities for youth, to hosting a community-wide festival celebrating Columbus.