The Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing at Torrens University is exploring ways to reduce heavy alcohol consumption among midlife women (aged 45-64). They are seeking participants to contribute to the research.
Australian midlife women consume more alcohol than previous generations of midlife women and more than younger women now. Alcohol poses health risks that are unique to midlife women, including increased risk of breast cancer; 10% of breast cancers result from alcohol consumption and there is no “safe” limit.
Despite this, there is a significant gap in knowledge about effective, socially and culturally appropriate interventions specific to different groups of midlife women.
The project, involving researchers from national and international universities is taking a different approach to reducing heavy drinking and seeking to work with women from different groups to explore what influences heavy alcohol consumption and how we might make meaningful change.
The study is focused on four specific groups of women who identify with the experiences of 1 or more of the following 4 groups:
- women living in regional centres (towns or small cities outside capital cities),
- lesbian, bisexual or queer (LBQ) cisgender and transgender women (including non-binary people who have a strong personal affiliation with the identity of woman or femininity),
- women living in poverty (>$584 per week after tax), and
- women working in the senior managerial or executive roles within for-profit corporations.
These groups are of particular interest to us as they are known to experience specific pressures that relate to drinking alcohol.
For more information on the research and to participate, click here!
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