Share your ideas
Enter the Take the Mic Contest
Help change the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.
This contest is also a research study to understand if messages created by our community can help protect people from COVID-19.
Raise
Your
Voice
We want to hear from you!
Michigan Communities Conquering COVID-19 (MICCC) wants you to share your creativity to help save lives.
Get Creative
Do you have an idea for a “new way” to deliver an “old message” about COVID-19 safety?
Tell a Story
Do you have a personal story to tell about why and how you are staying safe or keeping others safe from COVID-19 this winter?
Say Thanks
Is there someone you would like to thank for protecting themselves, a family member, a friend, or the community from COVID-19?
Have Questions?
Email takethemic@umich.edu
Be a Protector
The temperature is dropping and COVID-19 cases are rising – but our daily choices and actions can save thousands of lives between now and the spring.
We know some people are getting tired of following COVID-19 prevention practices. Choosing to stay safe over the winter holidays can be especially hard.
We need your ideas and creative energy to help protect your community!
You’ve probably already heard about the best ways to prevent COVID-19, but here are some reminders:
Physical and social distancing
- Stay home as much as possible.
- Limit contact between people from different households.
- Plan safe virtual holiday gatherings.
- Make safe social and physical “bubbles” around people at high risk of COVID-19 illness.
Always wear a mask around people from other households
Wash your hands often
If you start having symptoms or were in contact with someone with COVID-19:
- Get tested for COVID-19.
- Isolate for as long as the CDC recommends.
Resources
If you or someone you know are struggling during this time, here are some community resources you can reach out to.
Michigan 2-1-1 Community Assistance
Provides 24-hour assistance to connect you with local resources like food, housing, and paying bills. Call, text, or search online to get connected.
Dial 2-1-1 (or 844-875-9211)
Text your zip code to 898211
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Stress and Coping Website: cdc.gov
Tips for dealing with stress during a pandemic
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Suicide Prevention Lifeline
A 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
SAMHSA National Helpline
Provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
About
About CEAL
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities
CEAL is a national, NIH-funded program working toward a goal of reducing the burden of COVID-19 on the hardest hit communities.
The Michigan branch of CEAL is Michigan Communities Conquering COVID-19 (MICCC). MICCC is run by the Community Engagement program at the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), Michigan Medicine, and the U-M School of Public Health (SPH). The goal of MICCC is to reduce health disparities experienced by African-American and Latino populations in Wayne, Genesee, Kent, and Washtenaw Counties, which became more pronounced with the pandemic’s onset.
About “Take the Mic”
The “Take the Mic” contest is also a research study. The University of Michigan and its partners want to understand if messages created by our community can protect people from COVID-19.
If you have questions about this research study, please contact:
Principal Investigator: Larry An, MD
Center for Health Communications Research
Rogel Cancer Center | Michigan Medicine
North Campus Research Complex
2800 Plymouth Road, Building 16
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(773) 314-3014