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Articles in April, 2008 issue of Community Practitioner

• Online childcare website launched
• Journeys to the page: a personal perspective on the many reasons to get published
  by Karen J. Hoare
• Oral sucrose can diminish pain from immunizations
  by L.A. Hatfield
• Updated CHPP launched: commissioners urged to prioritise child health for all children and families
• Breastfeeding education inconsistencies add to concerns
• Specialist training places in Wales
• Children show goal-oriented behaviour by age three
  by U.M.H. Klossek
• Unite/CPHVA joins with Netmums for online help
• Menopause exchange offer
• Influenza vaccination in adults with a long-term condition
  by Elizabeth Colley
• Children Are Unbeatable! postcard campaign
• Getting the balance right
  by Barrie Brown
• Free toothbrushes for children in Wales
• Harrogate, here we come! This year's conference will challenge members to speak out
  by Briege Coyle
• Antioxidants do not help children with Down syndrome
  by J.M. Ellis
• Clinical audit training places
• Scottish chair steps down
• Children flying in aeroplanes: are there risks?
  by C. Bossley
• Unite/CPHVA Benevolent Fund
• Staying at the table: partnerships in Scotland have been pioneering a new model of working for ten years
  by Danny Ratnaike
• Link between vitamin E and decline in physical function
  by B. Bartali
• Fat-free milk may protect against high blood pressure
  by L. Wang
• Risk factors for SIDS and life-threatening events differ
  by N. Esani
• Call to save health visiting: Alan Johnson has been urged to halt regulatory changes that could lead to health visiting being 'abolished', while the regulator's troubles rumble on
• More MEND programmes
• Five fruit and vegetables and five praises a day: the case for a proactive approach
  by Carole Sutton
• SRE review announced
• Plagiocephaly: awareness, prevention and treatment: plagiocephaly appears to be increasing in incidence and health visitors have a key role to play in supporting and advising parents
  by Christine Otway
• All-Ireland conference discount
• 'Blind eye' turned to long hours
• Premature births linked to physical abuse
  by T. Rodrigues
• Health visitor boost 'next logical step'
• Teaching breastfeeding skills DVD
• Healthcare professionals' views of screening for postnatal depression
  by Linda Mason
• Courses
• Rosemary McQuarrie
• New pension contribution rates
• From mealtime misery to mealtime magic: the Nurture Team in South Devon aims to help families with children whose feeding difficulties have caused their growth to falter or who have identified difficulties around mealtimes
  by Georgina Gray
• Noticeboard
• The power in the union: Unite/CPHVA membership gives community practitioners a powerful source of support and expertise in contesting management decisions, and LARS provide the vital link in backing them effectively
  by Cheryll Adams