‘MyVoice: Texting with America’s Youth to Improve Health and Well-being’ was the topic of the keynote address for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), held recently in Toronto. Tammy Chang, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. presented the address, explaining MyVoice is a game-changer for primary care…
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Data collected from a February 2019 MyVoice survey noted 56% of those surveyed knew little to nothing when responding to questions such as “When youth commit a crime, the juvenile justice system determines what happens to them. What do you know about this system?” The study suggests that knowledge and…
Ivana Krezheit, MyVoice undergraduate team member, recently took timely information to the public when she presented findings of MyVoice dataset at University of Michigan Climate Change Rally. Krezheit presented a handout entitled “Fast Facts: The Impacts of Climate Change on Youth,” with information outlining the input of young people. This…
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…
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…