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Majority of young people oppose transgender restroom restrictions
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...
MyVoice presents at Academy Health conference in Washington D.C.
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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MyVoice partners with the National Academy of Medicine for new national report on adolescence
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)...
MyVoice Presents in Toronto
Ivana Khreizat, undergraduate at the University of Michigan, presented her MyVoice research project at STFM 2019 conference. Her poster was titled "Youths’ Perceptions of Nutritional Information on Menus: A National Mixed Methods Survey." MyVoice member Ivana...
A Policy is Born–Katherine demystifies the process and adds MyVoice
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...
MyVoice presents at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
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...
Elevating youth voice to inform adolescent sexual health
MyVoice was so excited to take the main stage at the Conference on Adolescent Health this spring. MyVoice founder Tammy Chang and 2018 MyVoice summer intern Tamara Terraza teamed up to give a featured presentation to a national gathering of physicians, nurses,...
MyVoice Policy Sprint: Tobacco Laws
More than 360 cities across the United States, as well as six states, have adopted Tobacco 21 legislation--which raises the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to age 21. Michigan is not yet among them, but that may change. A public health and policy team from...