WHY MUST I......

Fully endorsed by the CPHVA and published by Evans, Why Must I? is a bright and accessible series ideal for children of five years and up. Each book includes simple text, specially commissioned photographs and diagrams that will show the reader why they should look after themselves, and what can happen if they don't. The CPHVA's Professional Officer for School Health and Public Health, Pat Jackson said: "We warmly endorse this exciting range of books which will be a...

The Vital Link- Preventing Family Homelessness

Jane Cook, Marie Vickers, Sue Walters and Sarah Gorton: The Vital Link aims to equip PCT's to work proactively and more effectively to tackle homelessness and its impact on people's health.

Tackling Child Obesity With Henry

An approach to help practitioners engage successfully with parents and carers, and encourage them to give thier babies and toddlers an optimal start to life.

Skill Mix in Health Visiting and Community Nursing Teams; Principles into Practice

At a time when spending in the NHS I under scrutiny it is very important that all decisions are based on the best evidence and knowledge of what works. Skill mix is a very under researched area in the community but Maggie Fisher has successfully brought together the available research and placed it in a professional and policy context.

School Nursing within the Public Health Agenda: A strategy for practice.

The strategy for school nursing practice is the result of a comprehensive stock take from across the UK. It is a proposed agenda for action whose purpose is to clarify the scope and range of school nurse services.

Record Keeping and Documentation

Record-keeping and documentation: principles into practice by Rita Newland. Easy-to-use, practical information to help practitioners to establish and maintain effective and efficient record-keeping and documentation practice.

Protecting babies' heads

Child Protection - preventing shaking and head injuries in babies. Written by Dr Lisa Coles, Department of Child Health at CardiffUniversity, this self learning briefing paper has information about at-risk groups, strategies for prevention and information for sharing with parents through the concept of protecting the baby's head.

Principles of Health Visiting

The Principles of Health Visiting: Opening the Door to Public Health Practice in the 21st Century

Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health: A public health priority

This 40 page publication contains the proceedings of the CPHVA Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health Network's first conference held in June 2002. The conference brought together many of the leading researchers and clinicians working in this field. These proceedings provide a unique overview of current research findings and practice development.

Postnatal depression and maternal mental health in a multi-cultural society