Volume III, Issue 2

Cultural Connections in Our Changed World
Michael Carter, DNSc,FAAN,APN, BC

Volume III, Issue 1

National Health System Trends and Prospects for Care in the Delta  
Len M. Nichols, PhD, Vice President
Center for Studying Health System Change    

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Working Toward Promoting Health Care With  0% Disparities
Dr. Joyce Elmore
National Health Service Corps, HRSA

Evaluating Rural Health Care Access:  Are there sustainable achievements?
Michael Beachler
Director, Southern Rural Access Program

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Community Partnering & Interdisciplinary Education
A Case of Necessity or Survival?
Susan Hanrahan, PhD, Dean
College of Nursing & Health Professions
Arkansas State University

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In the Beginning—DHEP and Distance Education
Grace Whitis, PhD, RN

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Volume II, Issue 2

"The Big Picture:  Health Care Access in the Delta
Joycelyn Elders, MD

"Development of a Network..."
Dennis LaRavia, MD

"Standards of Care for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease in Rural Southwest, Mississippi"
Poster Presentation by Angela Letard, Alcorn State University

"Diabetes Type 2 and the Effects of a Community-Specific Diabetic Education Program on Self Management in Wilkinson and Amite Counties, Mississippi"
Poster Presentation by Carol Bryant, Alcorn State University

"Outcomes Project on Education for Idividuals with Type 2 Diabetes"
Poster Presentation by Catherine Price, Arkansas State University

"Congregational Nursing Outcomes Project"
Poster Presentation by Melba Barnes, Arkansas State University

VOLUME II, ISSUE 1

"Opportunities in Practice and Education in the Delta" 
 Michael Carter, DNSc, FAAN  

"Preparing Health Professional Students to Serve Underserved Populations"
Frances Henderson, Ed.D., RN 

VOLUME I, ISSUE 1 

Health Risk Behaviors Among Women Who Use a Women Veterans’ Clinic

Diane Davis, MSN, CS, Family Nurse Practitioner, Memphis, TN; Lisa Williams, MSN, CS, Psychiatric Family Nurse Practitioner, Memphis, TN; Peggy Veeser, EdD, RN, CS Professor and Associate Dean, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Memphis and Director, University Health Services; and Margaret Page, RN, MSN, CS, Clinical Specialist VAMC, Memphis, TN

The authors’ report a descriptive study conducted at a VA women’s clinic with the following purposes: “(a) to identify the incidence of selected risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disease, alcohol consumption, and high risk sexual behavior among women veterans, (b) to compare the incidence of selected health risk behaviors among clients who attended a women’s veterans’ clinic for primary care (Group A) and mental health services (Group B).”  Data were collected using The HPHRA questionnaire, a norm referenced instrument to measure health risk behaviors and health needs.

Delta Blues or Depression:  A Concept Analysis                       

Melissa Pierce, RN, CPNP and Phyllis Skorga, PhD, RN, CCM, Associate Professor, Arkansas State University

The purpose of this article is to apply strategies identified by Walker and Avant to analyze the concept of depression for the nursing discipline.  Definitions of depression and contextual applications are examined using dictionaries, popular and professional literature.  Defining attributes, antecedents and consequences are presented and cases are discussed.

The following papers were presented at the DHEP Regional Summit titled "Community Networking:  Expanding Opportunities for Health Care Access & Promoting Positive Practice Enviornments" held September 21-22, 2000 in New Orleans, LA