Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their grandparents: a Western Australian retrospective cohort study
Aboriginal children with healthy grandparents had better health and lower health service use. If this relationship is causal, healthy ageing and strong family connections must be supported to improve child health. Even if the relationship is not causal, healthy ageing, a family-centred approach to health care, and social support may help families experiencing poor health in multiple generations simultaneously.
Authors
- Bridgette McNamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-4153)
- Carrington Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-7053)
- Sandra Eades (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-3390)
- Jocelyn A. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6260-0472)
- Louisa Jorm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-661X)
- Alison Gibberd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-1798)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24577-0
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council