Our Impact

Reach

  • 2024 Can Do MS reach and impact surpassed expectations.
  • We reached 282,911 people with MS and their support partners, a 14% year over year increase.
  • We offered 219 different engagement opportunities including live, virtual and in-person programs, three different coaching series, on-demand exercise videos and meetups, archived presentations, articles, podcasts and short videos.

2024 Highlights

  • Short-form videos on social media with tips for exercises, brain fog, communication and more received >135,000 views.
  • On demand exercise videos, led by Doctor of Physical Therapy, Mandy Rohrig and exercise physiologist, Chris Wells, received over 26,000 views; over a 30% year over year increase.
  • Webinars reached 17,433 people with MS and their support partners, 5% over our 2024 goal.
  • See our 2025 program information here.

 

Graph of CDMS Participation from 2019-2024. The title of the graph says
“Can Do MS is the best thing that has happened to me since my MS diagnosis. During the Can Do program my husband and I learned many ways to improve my care and quality of life while being mindful of his health and well-being. It changed our lives.”

Annemarie

Program Participant

Impact

Reach is important but impact for people with MS and their support partners is the most important outcome and measure of success.

  • Across all programs, post-program surveys indicate increases in knowledge, confidence, connection and activation.
  • Participants had greater confidence to manage their MS symptoms and participate in their daily activities
  • People found comfort knowing they were not alone and that others living with MS could provide insight and support.
  • More on the impact of 2024 Can Do MS programs is located here.
A series of bar graphs. The title reads: Aggregated Data from 2024 Webinars, JUMPSTART®, and Your Questions Answered Programs. The text on the lefthand side reads: As a result of this program... Prompt 1: How confident are you that you can manage you (or your partner's) MS symptoms during daily activities? Bar Graph: 5.9% Not at all/a little; 9.8% somewhat; 34.3% quite; 50.0% very Prompt 2: How confident are you that you can get support from friends and family in managing life with MS? Bar Graph: 6.0% Not at all/a little; 17.0% somewhat; 29.0% quite; 48.0% very Prompt 3: How confident are you that you can participate in home/community activities while managing life with MS? Bar Graph: 6.0% Not at all/a little; 14.0% somewhat; 30.0% quite; 50.0% very Prompt 4: How confident are you that you can collaborate with your healthcare providers to manage you (or your partner's) MS? Bar Graph: 6.0% Not at all/a little; 16.0% somewhat; 14.0% quite; 64.0% very Prompt 5: When do you intend to make an important and meaningful change in your life to enhance or maintain your wellness with MS? Bar Graph: 15.0% Not sure when; 11.0% Next 3 months; 20.0% Next month; 54.0% Immediately