Gill Green
PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
University of Essex, United Kingdom
image and performance enhancing drugs, public health, social care, harm reduction
Gill Green is a Professor of Medical Sociology in the School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex. Gill has been researching aspects of chronic illness since the early 1990s with a focus on the psychosocial impact of HIV and more recently upon people with other chronic illnesses. She has also been the Chief Investigator on a number of research projects related to socially excluded groups such as the lived experiences of offenders with substance misuse problems and people living in low income households. She is currently leading an evaluation of the Steroids, Weights, Education and Therapy (SWEAT) Project which was awarded Big Lottery, UK funding to support users of image and performance enhancing drugs. The service provided by Open Road includes the provision of education and awareness about image and performance enhancing drug (IPED) use to prevent long-term health issues and improve overall wellbeing among steroid users.