Features
Plug in and learn something new
Podcasts are a brilliant bite-size way to deliver information to an audience. Health visitor Amy Dobson reveals how you can benefit from podcasting, as a listener or contributor.
September feedback
It’s time to get nominating for the CPHVA Executive Committee, and as always don’t forget to send in your thoughts on the journal.
A randomised controlled trial of the Solihull Approach ten-week group for parents: ‘Understanding your child’s behaviour’ (UYCB).
Hazel Douglas and Rebecca Johnson assess the impact of a parenting programme based on the Solihull Approach on child behaviour, parental emotional health and child-parent relationships, which addresses previous studies’ methodological weaknesses.
News
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Scotland: Staff to receive psychological trauma training
More than 5000 workers are to be trained in recognising and dealing with psychological trauma, in a UK first.
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Denmark: Babies born to poorly educated women are more likely to die within the first year
A study shows that women with less than nine years of education, or no education, have an increased risk of their child dying during the first year, with premature birth and low fetal weight explaining 55% to 60% of cases.
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Finland: Countryside children have better motor skills than those in towns
Children living in the country spend more time outdoors and have better motor skills than those in towns, says a study of almost 1000 three- to seven-year-olds published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Regional/CountryGrowth and development
Resources
How can vulnerable young people have improved access to the School Nurses?
This qualitative research by Dawn Marie Blake, explore young people’s views around accessing school nurse drop-ins.
A Systematic review of the effectiveness of infant massage programmes in improving mother and infant attachment and dyadic attunement.
Rebecca Balakrishna, Melanie Teixeira, Jane Meyrick and Roxanne Hart sought to answer this question with a systematic review of the evidence from studies across 36 years.
Exploring Glasgow parents’ views of the Equal Protection from Assault Bill
Christopher Sweeney, health visitor, and public health lecturer William Spence used mixed methods research to explore the views of Glasgow parents on the proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill in order to inform the work of health visitors and other professionals working with families.
Opinion
LAR of the year award 2019
Do you know a Local Accredited Representative who deserves special recognition for their hard wor
Industrial action: what you need to know
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe, Unite national officer for health, examines your right to take industrial action as health visitors go out on strike in Lincolnshire.
NQHV: Time for a change
My student health visitor journey began in May 2017.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Putting children at the heart of policy
Sally Star explores the emergence of ground-breaking Welsh legislation and public health strategies on keeping the nation’s children safe.
Promoted Content
What do you see?
Negative body image is an issue for children and adults alike. What’s the impact, and how can you help? Journalist Anna Scott reports.
Time for a screen break?
Concerns have been raised that digital devices are now a fundamental part of so many children’s lives, but are there mixed messages around the impact on young people? And how can you help parents navigate the advice? Journalist Georgina Fuller reports.
On the edge
The suicide rate in the UK may be going down, but three times more men than women took their own life last year. Journalist Sarah Campbell asks what’s going on and how you can make a difference.
