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COVID Contract Tracing and Youth: MyVoice on NPR
As COVID cases rise among teens and young adults, a national public health response must quickly adapt. Speaking to NPR, Tammy Chang shared findings from the MyVoice national poll of youth. According to NPR, from June to August 2020, several counties in Michigan...
New Research: Many youth say active shooter drills are harmful
While 56% stated that drills made students more prepared for an active shooter event, there was a lack of consensus over whether they make schools safer—60% reported feeling unsafe, scared, helpless or sad as a result of experiencing active shooter drills.
Experience the 2020 MyVoice Annual Report
2020 has been a lot. Current events have rearranged our lives, reworked our priorities, and reenergized our visions for a better future for youth in America. We wanted to share our 2020 Annual report, which covers much of the work that we've been doing behind the...
Hear MyVoice Perspectives on Racism in Upcoming Book from the American Academy of Pediatrics
The second edition of Reaching Teens from the AAP features quotes from MyVoice, in a chapter titled “The Traumatic Impact of Racism and Discrimination on Young People and How to Talk About It.” As Americans of all ages protest systemic racism in policing, many adults...
MyVoice explains Why Youth Juul in a new JAMA Pediatrics paper
Why young people to Juul, despite the health risks? “It’s not just about the flavors, it’s about understanding the motivations for using these products, and their attitudes toward risk.” “Youth are more savvy than we think they are, and they’re using it because it’s about being cool and about the experimentation that happens naturally in adolescence. Reducing teen and young adult use of these products, especially under current policies, will require an evidence-based approach.”
MyVoice Helps to Power New Interactive Adolescent Health Site
Check out this new interactive website from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that promotes their 2020 national report on adolescent health. Take a minute to explore the site; it’s full of MyVoice easter eggs! You might be surprised to find your MyVoice text message hidden behind one of their interactive features.
Life Updates from MyVoicers
Life Updates from MyVoicers bro I moved states and i am straight up not having a good time got my squat max up to 500, im pretty proud of that I am engaged I am going to move to alabama in august both nothing right now I am living with my boyfriend I believe I was a...
Calling young future data nerds, we are hiring high school summer interns
Apply to our Summer Scholars program – a paid summer internship for underrepresented high schoolers in STEM fields. Gain hands-on experience with data analysis and communications as part of an adolescent health research team at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Self-Management of Health Care Among Youth: Implications for Policies on Transitions of Care
Doctors have repeatedly said that youth lack the motivation or skills to take charge of their health care. But new research from MyVoice finds that youth are eager to get involved - and want their doctor to talk to them about it. Furthermore, we found that some youth...