This photo, from the cover of the new magazine Yale Nursing Matters, illustrates a story in the publication about an annual trip that YSN faculty and students make to Belize, where they provide health care to the local populations.

'Yale Nursing Matters' magazine debuts at YSN

The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has created a new publication, Yale Nursing Matters, to highlight the school's growing role in research, clinical practice and community outreach. The magazine's debut issue was circulated Oct. 8 to graduates, the larger nursing community and potential supporters. YSN Dean Catherine L. Gilliss says the purpose of the publication is to "tell the story of this school, its continued and expanding leadership role in clinical research and its commitment to outreach. We are also informing our friends about YSN's contribution to nursing -- and more broadly to health care -- through our mission of scholarship, education and clinical practice." The first issue of the magazine includes a story on a major initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health to improve medication compliance in patients with HIV/AIDS. Other stories look at a groundbreaking investigation into the health effects of Agent Orange on women veterans, and a new intervention that dramatically improved the health of adolescents with diabetes through coping skills training. "The research enterprise at YSN has grown exponentially in recent years with the inception of our doctoral program and the arrival of such leading scholars as Margaret Grey and Ruth McCorkle," says Gilliss. "Nursing research is exciting for the same reason that nursing itself is exciting: It matters. It finds a way to make real differences in the health and lives of individuals and communities." Yale Nursing Matters initially will be published twice a year. Anyone interested in subscribing should call the editor at (203) 737-1376 or write: Colleen Shaddox, Director of External Affairs, Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church St. South, P.O. Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S The Yale Endowment reaches $7.2 billion 'Yale Nursing Matters' magazine debuts at YSN Yale's Year 2000 Project is preparing campus for the new millennium As population grows to 6 billion, Yale expert warns of future scarcity Alumnus actor says of his craft, 'You have to be a sponge' Yale completes self-study as part of reaccreditation process Award-winning journalist Roger Simon to visit as Poynter Fellow Scholar will offer 'personal response to philosophy' in Terry Lectures Scientists unraveling building blocks of memory Exhibit features 'treasures' from the Lewis Walpole Library Symposium pays tribute to noted Brazilian writer Haroldo de Campos Sneak previews now part of the cinematic fare at Yale Film Society Seminars examine genocides by Nazis and Cambodians Yale Concert Band's first show of the season features film scores Historian is next speaker in book review series . . . In the News . . . Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page