Episode Synopsis "Social prescribing: how can ELSA help to investigate its potential benefits?"

In Episode 4 of the ELSA Podcast Dr Daisy Fancourt, Associate Professor in Psychobiology and Epidemiology at UCL, talks about her research looking at the benefits of social prescribing to help people age more happily and healthily. She explains how data from ELSA has been key in exploring the links between social factors and health.  Read/Download a full transcript 

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