New at the CLSA

    2015
    Mar
    9 th

    Investment in Canadian knowledge of aging renewed

    The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has received a $41.6 million grant through the Government of Canada to continue its work for the next five years.A total of 50,000 Canadians are being followed over 20 years to provide information which can be used to improve understanding on subjects ranging from disease development to how social habits may affect how someone ages, and ultimately promote healthy aging. The funding is from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).

    2015
    Feb
    27 th

    Webinar on March 13 will focus on CLSA data availability and access

    Researchers from across Canada who study subjects related to the aging process can learn how a rich source of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) can help further their work, during a webinar on Friday, March 13 at 12 noon.

    2015
    Feb
    23 rd

    New CATI site for CLSA opens at Simon Fraser University

    CLSA has opened its newest computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) site at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. It will play a key role in data collection for the most comprehensive study of aging ever undertaken in Canada. The CATI site is under the direction of Gerontology Professor Andrew Wister, who is the CLSA lead for SFU.

    2015
    Jan
    27 th

    CLSA webinar on Feb. 11 examines congregate dining programs for seniors

    The next regular webinar for the Canadian Longitudinal Study will focus on congregate dining programs at seniors’ centres that can promote nutritional and social well-being.

    2015
    Jan
    19 th

    CLSA nearing completion of participant recruitment

    The goal of reaching 50,000 participants for the Canadian Longitudinal Study is close to being met, as the number of Canadians who have completed telephone or in-home interviews and data collection site visits has surpassed 45,000.

    2015
    Jan
    15 th

    Reaching the CLSA by telephone

    The CLSA is currently experiencing an extremely high call volume, and as such many people are unable to reach us in a timely fashion. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. If you are calling our 1-866 number and are getting a busy signal, please bear with us. Alternatively, you can go to the Contact Us link on the website and ask us to call you. We apologize for this inconvenience.

    2015
    Jan
    9 th

    CLSA data availability featured in research newsletter

    Dr. Christina Wolfson, co-principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging and Director of the Statistical Analysis Centre, was interviewed for a feature article on the CLSA that was published in the fall newsletter of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute (RI-MUHC).

    2014
    Dec
    22 nd

    Stakeholders provide input to help shape success of CLSA

    Key insights gathered from a group of 30 stakeholders representing a wide range of organizations involved in the study of and programs related to the aging population will help guide the work of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging throughout 2015.

    2014
    Nov
    19 th

    Nutrition and older Canadians

    The importance of food intake and adequate nutrition for older Canadians will be explored in the next CLSA webinar on Dec. 4, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

    2014
    Nov
    19 th

    Learn how to keep breathing easy as you age

    Researchers from McMaster University are teaming up with The Lung Association and the Breathing as One Campaign for Lung Research for a public event to increase awareness about lung diseases, what can be done to prevent and treat such diseases, and what research is telling us about lung health.