Topics: Infants and young children

This list is a topic specific collection of information relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. It includes peer reviewed original articles and reports and non-peer reviewed summaries or reviews published in the HealthBulletin. Journal articles, reports and other publications, conference presentations, theses, resources and websites published or presented elsewhere are also included. Please see the about section for further information.

Improving housing and service responses to domestic and family violence for Indigenous individuals and families

Cripps K, Habibis D (2019) Improving housing and service responses to domestic and family violence for Indigenous individuals and families Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute This report looks at the housing pathways available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children in the aftermath of domestic and family violence (DFV).


Report card for the implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023

Australian Government Department of Health (2019) Report card for the implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health The Report Card for the Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 (the Report Card) outlines the progress made towards achieving the […]


Aboriginal childhood overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal designed and led initiatives

Sherriff SL, Baur LA, Lambert MG, Dickson ML, Eades SJ, Muthayya S (2019) Aboriginal childhood overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal designed and led initiatives Public Health Research and Practice; 29(4): e2941925 Retrieved 4 December 2019 from https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp2941925


Follow-up of intervention to prevent dental caries among Indigenous children in Australia: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Jamieson L, Smithers L, Hedges J (2019) Follow-up of intervention to prevent dental caries among Indigenous children in Australia: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial JAMA Network Open; 2(11): e1915611 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15611


The point prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus in hospital and community-based studies in children from Northern Australia: studies in a ‘high-risk’ population

McCallum GB, Grimwood K, Oguoma VM, Leach AJ, Smith-Vaughan HC, Versteegh LA, Chang AB (2019) The point prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus in hospital and community-based studies in children from Northern Australia: studies in a ‘high-risk’ population Rural and Remote Health; 19(4): 5267 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH5267


Healthy Mepla

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (2019) Healthy Mepla Cairns: Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service The Healthy Mepla 2:52 minute video was developed from a community-run research workshop that identified the need to raise awareness about the importance of good skin health hygiene and healthy living through music and hip hop.


Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies: a retrospective cohort study using linked data

McInerney C, Ibiebele I, Ford JB, Randall D, Morris JM, Meharg D, Mitchell J, Milat A, Torvaldsen S (2019) Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies: a retrospective cohort study using linked data BMJ Open; 9(11): e032763 Retrieved from


Is there an association between breastfeeding and dental caries among three-year-old Australian Aboriginal children?

Haag DG, Jamieson LM, Hedges J, Smithers LG (2019) Is there an association between breastfeeding and dental caries among three-year-old Australian Aboriginal children? Nutrients; 11(11): 2811 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112811


The ORVAC trial protocol: a phase IV, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine in Australian Indigenous infants to improve protection against gastroenteritis

Middleton BF, Jones MA, Waddington CS, Danchin M, McCallum C, Gallagher S, Leach AJ, Andrews R, Kirkwood C, Cunliffe N, Carapetis J, Marsh JA, Snelling T (2019) The ORVAC trial protocol: a phase IV, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine in Australian Indigenous infants to improve protection […]


Ethnic-racial identity affirmation: validation in Aboriginal Australian children

Macedo DM, Santiago PR, Roberts RM, Smithers LG, Paradies Y, Jamieson LM (2019) Ethnic-racial identity affirmation: validation in Aboriginal Australian children PLoS One; 14(11): e0224736 Retrieved from https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224736&type=printable


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