A study published in the journal Health Communication, Youth Preferences for Weight-Related Conversations, discussed the best way for clinicians to discuss how to approach the topic of weight with their patients. A three-question survey of 952 MyVoice participants posed the following open-ended questions: Has your doctor ever talked to you…
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How do young people feel about confidentiality with their healthcare provider? While most believe what is discussed behind closed doors should stay there, young people do have other concerns, according to a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics, Confidentiality in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Perspectives of Youth Ages 14-24 Years. With…
The MyVoice text message polling system used to collect real-time data from more than 1,800 young people (ages 14-24) nationwide was featured in a story appearing the June 10 edition of Concentrate, a weekly online newsmagazine focusing on Washtenaw County, Michigan. As MyVoice has been working in tandem with Washtenaw…
Young people have weighed in on regulations regarding public restroom use by transgender people, expressing opposition to restrictions by more than a three-fourths majority. Information collected from a MyVoice survey was used in an article published in the Journal of Homosexuality June 2019 edition entitled ‘Youth Perspectives Regarding the Regulating…
Members of the MyVoice research team traveling to Washington D.C. this spring to present youth perspectives on the transition from pediatric to adult care challenge and the need for mental and behavioral health care coverage. MyVoice members Sam and Melissa led presentations at the annual meeting of Academy Health, which brings together over 3,000 stakeholders in health services and health policy research.
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We are proud to share a project we have been working on, in partnership with the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The MyVoice research team worked with a committee of experts at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) to develop a national report on adolescent…
MyVoice member Ivana represented the team at the national conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) in Toronto this month. Ivana conducted research on youth perceptions of the nutritional information provided on restaurant and fast food menus. We asked MyVoicers, youth age 14 to 24 from across…
How do we get people in power to actually listen to and respond to citizens’ concerns? How can research inform policy? How do we bring youth voice to Washington D.C., board rooms, and local municipal decision-making? MyVoice member Katherine has taken on these big questions as part of her life’s…
MyVoice was excited to share our work with leading advocates for children’s health in the city of Chicago. We were invited to speak to a group of researchers and clinicians from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute. Together, Tammy,…