IHP-NET

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THE CARTER CENTER (President Jimmy Carter, Chairman)
CO-SPONSORS NEW LIST:  IHP-NET

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR INTERFAITH HEALTH PRACTICES

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WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK 
FOR INTERFAITH HEALTH PRACTICES (IHP-NET)
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IHP-NET is an Internet electronic forum for dialogue and resource 
sharing among persons of all religious traditions, regarding the dynamic 
relationship between spirituality and health, especially its practical 
expression in the advancement of human wellness.  IHP-NET is a joint 
project of The Interfaith Health Program of the Carter Center (Atlanta, 
Georgia) and the Congregational Nurse Program of St. Francis Hospital of 
Evanston, Illinois.

This forum welcomes community and spiritual leaders, health care 
providers, health promoters, policy advocates, and educators the world 
over.  These include public officials and community builders; clergy and 
non-ordained; physicians, nurses, congregationally-based and public 
health practitioners; and university faculty and students.

Presently, IHP-NET features an electronic mailing list (E-mail) and an 
anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site, including anonymous FTP by 
E-mail.  Other electronic interfaces are planned as persons gather 
online, including Gopher and World Wide Web.

Members of IHP-NET will soon be able to download electronically archived 
texts of project best practices, newsmaker interviews and speeches, 
graphics, and computer utilities.  Participants may announce their 
symposia, training sessions, and other events; post newsletters or 
professional papers; share their thoughts and reflections with the 
world.  This network will allow peers to communicate not only by 
straight E-mail, but also by live colleague-colleague discussions on a 
variety of faith and health issues.

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THE INTERFAITH HEALTH PROGRAM

In January 1993, the Interfaith Health Program was launched by Dr. 
William H. Foege, Fellow for Health Policy at the Carter Center and 
former head of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  Major funding was 
provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Pew Charities Trusts and 
the Cousins Foundation.  The Program has the general goal of mobilizing 
the potential energies of faith groups around a wide range of health 
activities.  Our primary interest in health is in prevention, health 
promotion and justice, as we support many kinds of direct service 
ministries of many people of all faiths.

THE CARTER CENTER

The Carter Center was founded by, and is still the operational base for, 
former President Jimmy Carter.  The Carter Center is home to many 
forward-oriented programs related to Africa, former Soviet states, Latin 
America, human rights, conflict resolution and, of course, health.  

A major project, "The Atlanta Project," is working with 22 urban 
neighborhoods to alleviate poverty and all it affects.  The Carter 
Center is legally part of Emory University and maintains a tight 
integration of academic reflection and research in all its work.

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ST. FRANCIS CONGREGATIONAL NURSE PROGRAM

The Congregation Nurse Program of St. Francis Hospital of Evanston is an 
interfaith, community wellness initiative touching the lives of over 
8,000 families in north and north suburban Chicago.  Through unique 
partnerships with our neighborhoods, St. Francis places and supports 
nursing professionals within the dynamic spiritual life of the local 
faith community.  Congregational nurses become a part of that life, 
combining the professional practice of health promotion, prevention, and 
education with the development of a wellness spirituality particular to 
the local culture and faith tradition.

SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL OF EVANSTON

Founded in 1901 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, 
St. Francis Hospital of Evanston is a comprehensive community teaching 
hospital affiliated with The University of Illinois at Chicago College 
of Medicine.  St. Francis is part of the nine-hospital Sisters of St. 
Francis Health Services, Inc., which is among the largest Catholic 
health care providers in the United States.

Our Mission:
* Serve by promoting health, healing and teaching others to heal.
* Maintain the Franciscan Tradition.
* Ensure a presence for the future.

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READ THIS ETIQUETTE AGREEMENT !

IHP-NET is an open list, which means the list owners do not approve 
messages prior to their posting to the list. Therefore, the list owners 
disclaim any responsibility for the content of subscribers' messages. 
Views expressed by subscribers do not represent the views of The Carter 
Center, its Interfaith Health Program or Saint Francis Hospital of 
Evanston.   

All subscribers must adhere to "Internet etiquette," that being the 
civility ordinarily expected by the reasonable user. No profanity, 
abuse, or "flame-throwing" will be tolerated. Subscribers who do not 
adhere to these rules of common courtesy may be removed from the list. 
USERS MUST AGREE TO THESE TERMS AT TIME OF SUBSCRIPTION OR UNSUBSCRIBE 
IMMEDIATELY.   

Advertising on IHP-NET is restricted to list topic-related resources and  
events and is fully subject to approval by the list owners.

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SHARE YOUR WORK WITH THE WORLD !

IHP-NET actively encourages subscribers to archive their publications, 
articles, meeting transcripts, or other professional papers to this site 
for free retrieval by anonymous FTP. Items may be submitted to OWNER-
IHP-NET@INTERACCESS.COM for approval and uploading to the host server. 
All submissions must be accompanied by appropriate permissions from any 
rightful copyright holders. Generous permission for non-commercial 
distribution is encouraged. 

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HOW  TO  GET  FILES  FROM   IHP-NET
(This information is available in file "how-ftp")
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METHOD ONE: Access the FTP site directly

1) FTP to INTERACCESS.COM

2) Login: anonymous

3) Password: your Internet address.

4) Change to the IHP-NET directory.

5) Get the file of your choice.


N.B. The current index of files is available as "00INDEX"

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METHOD TWO: FTP-by-Mail

1) Create a new e-mail message.

2) Address to IHP-NETFTP@INTERACCESS.COM

3) No subject.

4) In the BODY of the new message type:

open
cd ihp-net
get <type filename>
quit

5) Send the message.

N.B. The current index of files is available as "00INDEX

You will first get a message confirming your place in the queue of ftp's 
to process.

After a few minutes, depending on the workload of the server, you will 
receive your file and a system message telling you the job has been 
completed.

ASCII files come as straight e-mail.  Compressed or binary files come 
automatically uuencoded.

Large files may be broken into several messages; they will be numbered.

Freeware uuencoding/decoding utilities for DOS & Windows are also 
available in the IHP-NET directory at this site:

uudo14.zip (DOS)

wincode.zip (Windows)

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The Interfaith Health Program
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
U S A

St. Francis Congregational Nurse Program
St. Francis Hospital of Evanston
355 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60202
U S A
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From Majordomo-Owner@interaccess.com Sun Jul 24 21:36:17 1994
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 16:33:38 -0500
Message-Id: <199407242133.QAA18353@home.interaccess.com>
Subject: Welcome to ihp-net