JACKSON—Most seniors at Northwest Rankin High School don’t consider their final project a laughing matter, but Alex McIntosh may beg to differ.
His project studies the effects of humor and laughter on the body during convalescence or illness.
A prerequisite for graduation, the final project requires students to write a research paper, work with mentors, develop a product that will benefit the community and defend their conclusions before a committee.
JACKSON, Miss.—It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Methodist Rehabilitation Center has a message for those who think that vigorously shaking a baby is a harmless way to stop the child from crying.
JACKSON, Miss.—When Ruth Kendrick’s husband died two years ago, she didn’t know what she would do with herself. What she found was a way to touch the lives of almost every patient who comes through the doors of Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Kendrick, a retired schoolteacher from Georgia, loves to sew. And on a weekly basis, she sews for about 25 patients at the Jackson hospital. It’s an invaluable service to patients in wheelchairs, says Sandra Walker, director of volunteer services at Methodist Rehab.
JACKSON, Miss.—At a time when all Americans are being urged to prepare for potential terrorist attacks, Methodist Rehabilitation Center is advising people with disabilities to take extra precautions.
“In a disaster, people with disabilities are unique and have special needs,” said Dennis Cagle, facility manager at Methodist Rehab and a member of its Emergency Management Task Force. “Some are in electric wheelchairs and may be in a position where they can’t operate their chair and need someone else to help.”
JACKSON, Miss.—Sammy Safety, a certified safety super hero who works for Methodist Rehabilitation Center, cranks up his campaign for governor this weekend as he hits the streets for the 21st annual Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival, Saturday, March 15.
Sammy, the centerpiece of Think First, the Jackson hospital’s statewide safety and injury prevention program, will toss cups, pass out bumper stickers and delight children of all ages as he promotes his safety and injury prevention platform.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Methodist Rehabilitation Center has been recognized by the Public Relations Association of Mississippi for excellence in the field of public relations.
PRAM honored the Jackson hospital’s statewide safety program, media relations program, Web site, magazine, logo design, several photographs and a groundbreaking ceremony with seven Prism Awards and five certificates of excellence or achievement at their annual convention in Starkville.
JACKSON, Miss.—As Spring Break approaches, safety advocates have a message for those who will leave next week for the land of booze cruises, rum showers and all-u-can-drink party passes.
Remember that it’s also Brain Injury Awareness Week and act accordingly, says Lauren Fairburn, coordinator for Think First for Teens, Methodist Rehabilitation Center’s statewide injury prevention program for teens.
JACKSON, Miss.—Methodist Rehabilitation Center today announced a major effort to reduce drunk driving and encourage seat belt use among Mississippi teens.
Surrounded by public safety officers and safety advocates, Mark Adams, the Jackson hospital’s president and CEO, outlined a statewide campaign designed to prevent devastating traumatic injuries.
The high school and college-based program, Think First for Teens, will focus on ways students can avoid these often life changing injures and will feature former patients who were injured as teenagers.
JACKSON, Miss.—One minute Geri Story of Jackson was zipping down her condo stairs, happily in the midst of multi-tasking. And the next she was crawling across her kitchen floor, trying desperately to reach a phone and dial 911.
JACKSON, Miss.—A Methodist Rehabilitation Center employee with a reputation for reaching out will soon be rewarded for her contributions to Mississippi’s children and youth. At a luncheon on March 5, Betty Dorsey-Wilson, a rehab technician at the Jackson hospital, will be a recipient of the Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) award.
No one at the Jackson hospital is surprised at Dorsey-Wilson’s achievement.