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Articles in April, 2007 issue of Community Practitioner

• NICE work on good practice in mental health: the new NICE guideline on antenatal and postnatal health will change health visitors' practice. Ruth Rothman, Clare Taylor and Rachel Burbeck look at the recommendations relevant to health visitors
  by Ruth Rothman
• Media nutritionism is a branch of the entertainment industry
  by B. Goldacre
• Private finance initiatives
• WHO focus on smoking levels in Europe
• The Amicus/CPHVA factor: ever secretly fancied yourself as a budding songwriter? Well, Gavin Fergie needs your help, all for a good cause of course …
  by Gavin Fergie
• Insulating houses can reduce health inequalities
  by P. Howden-Chapman
• Events
• Race equality and health service management: the professional interface: Penny Franklin outlines the importance of educating and supporting issues of equity and diversity in the workplace by focusing on the race equality agenda
  by Penny Franklin
• Teething does not cause clinical symptoms
  by Tighe M. Roe
• The spectrum of tic disorders
  by Madhavan Seshadri
• Free booklet on first year
• The song remains the same
  by Julia Nash
• High cholesterol levels may cause stroke in healthy women
  by T. Kurth
• Secret Lives: Growing With Substance, Working With Children and Young People Affected by Familial Substance Misuse
  by Adrian Spanswick
• NPSA launches new report on patient falls in hospital: the National Patient Safety Agency is tackling the growing concern over slips, trips and falls in hospital
• Mothers' perceptions of community health professional support
  by Helena Maunders
• Waist circumference a better predictor of respiratory dysfunction than BMI
  by Y. Che
• Green light for food labelling: colour-coded food packaging should be made compulsory across Europe
• Bexley trust backs down: Amicus/CPHVA weighs in over Bexley babies battle
• Managing unwanted behaviour in pre-school children
  by Theresa Taylor
• Older people harder hit: a leading charity says that the government must take urgent action to stem the tide of cuts in mental health services for elderly people
• Noticeboard
• No short cuts to good quality care for community nursery nurses
  by Pam Heslop
• Extra intervention by health visitors can improve parenting
  by J. Barlow
• Responding to members' concerns: Cheryll Adams, acting lead professional officer, looks at the work programme of the Amicus/CPHVA professional team during 2007
  by Cheryll Adams
• New professional standards for Sure Start leaders
• We should all work in Eastbourne
  by Shaun Noble
• Bitter disappointment at pay awards for community nurses: below inflation increase will not help recruitment and retention of staff
• Courses
• The provision of primary care interventions by community health support workers in Pakistan
  by Sara Smith
• Hearing loss in children leads to substantial meningitis risk
  by E.T. Parner
• British heart foundation booklet
• No figures hampers obesity fight: with childhood obesity increasing in Wales, the government have been criticised for not providing up-to-date information on children's weight and height
• Impetigo : this month, In the Picture illustrates a skin condition that can affect both adults and children. It highlights how the condition develops and suitable forms of treatment
  by Mike Wyndham
• Topical lavender or tea tree oil can cause enlarged breasts in boys
  by D. Henley
• Mobility cards
  by Amanda Elliott
• NHS day of action: the latest in the nationwide campaign to protect the NHS from privatisation, cuts and reductions in services