Education and prevention are also areas of key emphasis that are designed to contribute to improving patient outcomes. Methodist Rehab has hosted several continuing education conferences for healthcare providers and physicians. The Center also offers support groups for spinal cord and brain injured individuals, stroke survivors, and amputees. Project staff have presented their findings at scientific meetings and submitted several papers for publication. Project staff have presented several papers at scientific meetings and submitted papers for publication.
Plans are underway to develop and implement a brain injury prevention program.
The 13th Annual Reunion Race featured the largest wheelchair division in the state. The Annual Carl G. Evers, M.D., Bicycle Safety Campaign was sponsored in conjunction with the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Mississippi Medical Association, and The Bike Rack of Jackson. More than 3,000 regional fourth and fifth graders participated in the campaign. The Goodwill Celebration Art Exhibit was hosted in the Atrium Mall. The 1999 event was the largest ever and featured work by 59 adult and 22 student artists.