National Voices Project

This project is now completed.

Project start and end dates: 2011-2016

Led by researchers at the University of Michigan, the National Voices Project is an effort to bring the perspectives of thousands of people in communities across the United States to the national dialogue about opportunities and barriers for children related to race/ethnicity. The National Voices Project has conducted major national surveys twice each year among adults who work and volunteer on behalf of children. These surveys focus on racial/ethnic inequities at the community level that affect children’s health, education, and economic security. The National Voices Project team is grateful for the support and collaboration of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, through the America Healing initiative.

• Comprehensive Data Summary
• Impact Reports
• Boys & Young Men of Color Reports & Graphics
• Additional Partner Reports & Briefs
• Health & Nutrition Reports & Graphics
• Education & Learning Reports & Graphics
• Economic Opportunity Reports
• Publications

Comprehensive Data Summary

• Introduction (.PDF)
• Sample Selection (.PDF)
• Demographics (.PDF)
• Community Characteristics (.PDF)
• Inequities (.PDF)
• Health Opportunities (.PDF)
• Education Opportunities (.PDF)
• Education Barriers (.PDF)
• Family Financial Situation (.PDF)
• Job Opportunities (.PDF)

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Impact Reports

1. Boys and Young Men of Color: Defining the Term

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• View Graphic

2. Framing and Narrative Strategies to Promote Racial Justice in Education

• View Impact Report (.PDF)
• View Framing Stories
• View Infographic

3. Bias in the Media: Girls and Young Women of Color

• View Impact Report (.PDF)
• Graphic: Perceptions of Media Bias
• Graphic: Media Portrayals of Girls of Color

4. Engaging Native American Youth

• View Impact Report (.PDF)
• Graphic: Interaction with Native American Youth
• Graphic: More Information and More Access

5. Neighborhood Safety for Young Children

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6. Sample Population Comparison

• View Impact Report (.PDF)

7. Local Impact Reports

• Alameda County, CA Impact Report (.PDF)
• Bernalillo County, NM Impact Report (.PDF)
• Cook County, IL Impact Report (.PDF)
• Fresno County, CA Impact Report (.PDF)
• King County, WA Impact Report (.PDF)
• Suffolk County, MA Impact Report (.PDF)
• Wayne County, MI Impact Report (.PDF)

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Boys & Young Men of Color

1. Media Perceptions & Racial/Ethnic Inequities

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• View Infographic

2. Report on Health & Healthcare Availability

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• View Infographic

3. Report on Education, Incarceration & Employment

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Partner Reports & Briefs

• ACCESS/Arab American National Museum
  • Perceptions of Bias in the Media: Results of a National Survey, 2013 (.PDF)
     
• Ascend: The Aspen Institute
  • Two-Generation Approaches (.PDF)
     
• Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
  • Undocumented Children and Healthcare Access (.PDF)
     
• National Urban League
  • Engaged to Achieve: A Community Perspective on How Parents are Engaged in Their Children's Education (.PDF)

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Health & Nutrition

• 2014
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
  • View Healthcare Access Infographic
     
• 2013
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
  • View Physical Activity Infographic
     
• 2012
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
  • View Healthcare Access Infographic (.PDF)

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Education & Learning

• 2014
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
     
• 2013
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
     
• 2012
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
  • View Quality of Early Childhood Education Infographic

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Economic Opportunity

• 2014
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
     
• 2013
  • View Full Report (.PDF)
     
• 2012
  • View Full Report (.PDF)

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Publications

Priest N, Slopen N, Woolford S, Philip JT, Singer D, Kauffman AD, et al. (2018) Stereotyping across intersections of race and age: Racial stereotyping among White adults working with children. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0201696. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201696

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For more information, please contact:
Susan J. Woolford, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Comprehensive Weight Management Center

300 North Ingalls, Rm 6D20
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5456

Email: nationalvoicesproject@med.umich.edu