Jihee Kim
jhk22015.bsky.social
Jihee Kim
@jhk22015.bsky.social
ESRC-funded PhD researcher at the Social Biobehavioural Research Group and the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care

Areas of interest: Healthy ageing (intrinsic capacity), cultural engagement, epidemiology, health psychology, intervention
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8/8 Final thought: Social prescribing works because it tackles the root causes of poor health, loneliness, inactivity & social isolation. ELSA research provides the evidence. #SocialPrescribingDay
March 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"Take two Van Goghs daily" - great piece in The Guardian about the health benefits of cultural engagement, citing the WHO report which featured ELSA research: 🎨🏛️🎭

www.who.int/europe/publi...

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions
Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce loneliness
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM