Re: Surestart and Evidence based interventions

[Guest guest]

Dear Barbara,

As a starting point I would strongly recommend " What works in reducing

inequalities in child health " by Helen , published by Barnardos in 2000.

For more theoretical ideas, often from the USA, " The influence of social support

and social capital on health " HEA, 1999 always gives me food for thought, and I

have a vested interest in Ian Forbes' " Health Inequalities. Poverty and Policy "

published in 2000 by the Academy of learned societies for the Social Sciences

(since I wrote the foreword).

Good luck with your Sure Start,

Woody.

> I am a public health practitoner working in Tamworth Staffs. We are

> lucky to be successful on the 4th wave of Surestart. I am looking for

> evidence based interventions regarding breastfeeding, smoking in

> pregnancy, parenting, post-natal depression and accident prevention.

> I have collected the information from the Surestart website I have

> the work by Elkan et al. It may be that health visitors work as a

> team with community volunteers but would value your input. everything

> seems a bit woolly

> Barbara Mason

[Guest guest]

Dear Barbara,

I fear it would take a little time for me to complete the task you have set

adequately and I hope that other SENATE members will chip in with their

expertise. I will cover two of the areas that I know best.

Breastfeeding:

Last year I was successful in obtaining a DOH grant to start a peer support

programme for breastfeeding teenage mother in Newham. The evidence base I

found in the University of York NHS Centre for Review and Dissemination. It

is available free on

their site to download.

Parenting

Do you have the recent emails on your computer? (If you don't and you would

like the references again I would be pleased to send them to you) If you do

then look at the conversation between Coles and myself re 'Child

Abuse'. I list some references there for the work of Hilton and his

Parent Advisor model which would be a useful training for your Sure Start

team. This is an evidence based intervention for working one to one with

families. When it comes to groups, however, I suggest that you contact Jane

Barlow at the Health Services Research Unit at Oxford for her paper. She

has done a systematic review of the Effectiveness of Parent-training

programmes in improving behaviour problems in children aged 3 - 10 years.

She has also just completed a systematic review of the effect of parenting

programmes on maternal and psychosocial health. jane.barlow@...

Parents can be well-supported by the PIPPIN programme antnatally and

postnatally. Again there is strong evidence for this. Contact Dr Mel Parr

'Derwood', Todds Green, age, Herts SG1 2JE

or tel. 01992471355 for more information.

The Caroline Webster-Stratton parenting programmes are probably the best

evidenced. I am not sure where you abased but your Family and Children's

consultation service should be able to help you with finding suitable

training. Dr at the CAMS in Guy's, London has trainers in the

programme.

Family Caring Trust produce parenting programmes suitable for the 0-6year

age range and can be used easily by those who are already used to

facilitating groups for parents. Parents can also be trained to facilitate

the programme which is a definite plus building up a supportive family

friendly community. The evidence base is less strong but

Reading university produced a useful evaluation in conjunction with Health

Visitor, Petford who can be contacted on chrispetford@...

I hope that this enough to be going on with.

Surestart and Evidence based interventions

> I am a public health practitioner working in Tamworth Staffs. We are

> lucky to be successful on the 4th wave of Surestart. I am looking for

> evidence based interventions regarding breastfeeding, smoking in

> pregnancy, parenting, post-natal depression and accident prevention.

> I have collected the information from the Surestart website I have

> the work by Elkan et al. It may be that health visitors work as a

> team with community volunteers but would value your input. everything

> seems a bit woolly

> Barbara Mason

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