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Public Health: Social Determinants of Health, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Access to Infertility Care

ACE Newsletter, April 18 2024

What is Public Health?

Public health policy refers to local, state, and national government actions, support, and regulation related to the health of the population.

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Latest Research

Research Areas

The Criminal Justice System is made up of three factors: law enforcement, courts, and corrections. ACE’s criminal justice research focuses on the history of the criminal justice system and how it has adapted, or remained the same, throughout decades of movements and liberation. >>Read more

The Criminal Justice System is made up of three factors: law enforcement, courts, and corrections. ACE’s criminal justice research focuses on the history of the criminal justice system and how it has adapted, or remained the same, throughout decades of movements and liberation. >>Read more

Democratic governance explores the systems, structures and nuances of democratic systems. In addition, this research area includes the transitions countries are making both towards and away from democracy. >>Read more

ACE’s Economic research currently focuses on National Debt, which is the accumulation of the federal budget deficits plus interest. The federal budget deficit is how much more the federal government spends than it takes in through taxes. >>Read more

ACE’s Economic research currently focuses on National Debt, which is the accumulation of the federal budget deficits plus interest. The federal budget deficit is how much more the federal government spends than it takes in through taxes. >>Read more

Foreign Policy is the way a country regulates and dictates how it will interact with other countries governments, economies, and citizens. ACE has research teams focused on the following regions:

  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. Central & Latin America
  4. Eurasia
  5. Middle East & North Africa

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Housing policy refers to government action to address housing supply, affordability, quality, and historical inequalities. >> Read more

Human Rights and Equality refers to the basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities afforded to all people. ACE’s Human Rights and Equality team works to cultivate research that informs citizens of the various violations and inequalities that disenfranchised populations face. >> Read more

Immigration is the movement of people across national borders, and the policies which regulate that movement. Immigration can be voluntary or forced, permanent or temporary.

ACE’s research on immigration focuses on both:

  1. Voluntary migration or migration encompasses permanent migration like the diversity visa program or family sponsorship, and temporary migration like work or student visas.
  2. Forced migration or migration which occurs when people do not choose to leave their homes, but are forced to due to violence or persecution. 

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The Local Governance Project is a prestigious, ACE-sponsored fellowship where students identify a primary issue in their home communities using the Political Priorities Worksheet, and identify and explore potential local government responses to that issue. Fellows present their findings to local government decision-makers and to their communities. This project speaks to one of ACE’s primary goals: empowering citizens to engage in the democratic process. >> Read more

Nuclear nonproliferation refers to policies taken to discourage the spread of nuclear weapons. This research project also explores issues around nuclear energy and foreign policy. >> Read more

Public health policy refers to local, state, and national government actions, support, and regulation related to the health of the population. >> Read more

In today’s digital world, citizens and policymakers face challenges unimaginable to our predecessors. Artificial Intelligence, privacy, and cybersecurity are just a few of the revolutionary technology sectors which continue to change our world. >> Read more

Latest Blogs

Alliance for Citizen Engagement
Foreign Policy
Understanding the Deep-Sea Mining Debate

Introduction  The development of renewable energy sources like electric vehicle (EV) batteries and wind turbines, crucial for transitioning

Alliance for Citizen Engagement
Foreign Policy
US Response to Iran’s Space Program 

Amid US concern over Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the Middle Eastern nation’s space programs have also come under scrutiny.

Alliance for Citizen Engagement
Foreign Policy
Introduction to U.S.-Spain Relations

Quick Facts Introduction Spain’s shift to democracy in 1978, solidified by its new Constitution, also signaled a move

Alliance for Citizen Engagement
Foreign Policy
US Response to Putinist Ideology in Russia

Introduction Amid Russia’s ongoing conflict and occupation of Ukraine, the underlying motives driving the war have become increasingly

Alliance for Citizen Engagement
Economic Policy
Understanding the Minimum Wage Debate

Introduction A minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay that employers may give their employees. Each U.S. State