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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
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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...
Dr. Ambwani on Full Bloom Project
MyVoice collaborator Dr. Suman Ambwani joined the body-positive parenting podcast, The Full Bloom Project, to talk about the “clean eating” trend. On the podcast, she shared new findings from MyVoice related to youth's perceptions and attitudes toward “clean” eating....
Understanding risk-taking behaviors, beliefs associated with young people
Information gathered from MyVoice national polling on the behaviors and beliefs of young people was used to help create Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century, a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences,...
‘You Are Enough’ Glee Club performance includes MyVoice responses
Melissa DeJonckheere, Ph.D., participates in an audience talkback following a University of Michigan Men's Glee Club performance. “You Are Enough” was created by the University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club as a moving musical suite promoting mental health awareness....
MyVoice subject of keynote at NAPCRG annual meeting
‘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...