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Intergenerational and early life influences on the well-being of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: overview and selected findings from Footprints in Time, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children

Part of: DOHaD in Indigenous Populations DOHaD on International Women's Day 2020

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2018

M. Salmon ,
F. Skelton ,
K. A. Thurber ,
L. Bennetts Kneebone ,
J. Gosling ,
R. Lovett  and
M. Walter
M. Salmon
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
F. Skelton
Affiliation:
Australian Government, Department of Social Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia
K. A. Thurber
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
L. Bennetts Kneebone
Affiliation:
Australian Government, Department of Social Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia
J. Gosling
Affiliation:
Australian Government, Department of Social Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia
R. Lovett
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
M. Walter
Affiliation:
School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania, TAS, Hobart, Australia
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Abstract

Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) is a national study of 1759 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living across urban, regional and remote areas of Australia. The study is in its 11th wave of annual data collection, having collected extensive data on topics including birth and early life influences, parental health and well-being, identity, cultural engagement, language use, housing, racism, school engagement and academic achievement, and social and emotional well-being. The current paper reviews a selection of major findings from Footprints in Time relating to the developmental origins of health and disease for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Opportunities for new researchers to conduct further research utilizing the LSIC data set are also presented.

Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderchildrenearly life influencesIndigenouslongitudinal
Type
Review
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Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease , Volume 10 , Special Issue 1: Themed Issue: Canada / Indigenous Populations , February 2019 , pp. 17 - 23
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© Cambridge University Press and the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2018 

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