elsa podcast

In Episode 5 of the ELSA Podcast, Catherine Foot, Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better, discusses how the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) helps the charitable foundation create change in policy and practice to improve employment, housing, health and communities. She discusses the Foundation's State of Ageing in 2019 report, which uses publicly available data including ELSA to give a snapshot of what life is like for people aged 65 and older today and explains why the study is crucial to the foundation's efforts "to add life to our years".  Read/Download a full transcript 

Show Notes

In Episode 5 of the ELSA Podcast, Catherine Foot, Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better, discusses how the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) helps the charitable foundation create change in policy and practice to improve employment, housing, health and communities.

She discusses the Foundation's State of Ageing in 2019 report, which uses publicly available data including ELSA to give a snapshot of what life is like for people aged 65 and older today and explains why the study is crucial to the foundation's efforts "to add life to our years". 

Read/Download a full transcript 

What is elsa podcast?

A podcast exploring how the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing is used in research, practice and policy to help us to better understand what happens to us as we age and how we can live longer, happier, healthier lives.