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U.S. Firearm Deaths Per Year: Updated 2026

1.9 million firearm deaths since 1968. 54% were suicides. Men accounted for nearly 85% of total fatalities. Police and mass shootings represent a small share of

New Refugee Public Policy for Permanent Residence

New Refugee Public Policy for Immigration On September 3, 2021, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Marco Mendicino, released a new public

Microplastics and the case for universal health care

Microplastic particles among sand grains. Credit: 5Gyres, courtesy of Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0. In recent news, I learned that microplastics are everywhere.

The Process of Public Policy Pormulation

Hi Steemians..!!! Public policy is a complex process because it involves many processes and variables that must be studied by policy-making actors. Therefore, some

The Problem: Health Data Preferences are a Public Policy Dilemma

An individual’s choice to share or control the sharing or withholding of personal health information represents one of the most significant public policy challenges