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Presidential Healthcare Issue on Agenda and Why this Issue is Included in Agenda Legislation

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As a healthcare professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance, and/or opinions on healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy. You may also be involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation. For all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making the news.
• In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas. You also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy.
• To Prepare:
• Review the agenda priorities of the following presidential administrations.
• Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S. presidential administrations.
• Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.
• Consider how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.
• The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page narrative) an introduction, purpose statement, and a conclusion. This is an APA paper.
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template and complete the Agenda Comparison Grid based on the listed presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern selected. Be sure to address the following:
• Identify and provide a brief description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.
• Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected.
• Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.
• Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.
• At least 3 resources must be used
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis
Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:
• Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?
• How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?
• Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?
Part 3: Narrative
• Using the information recorded on the template in Parts 1 and 2, develop a 1-page narrative that you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or a member of their staff for this healthcare issue. Be sure to address the following:
• Summarize why this healthcare issue is important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.
• Justify the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.
• The response fully integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2-3 course specific resources that fully supports the summary provided.

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Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use this Agenda Comparison Grid to document information about the population health/healthcare issue your selected and the presidential agendas. By completing this grid, you will develop a more in depth understanding of your selected issue and how you might position it politically based on the presidential agendas.
You will use the information in the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to complete the remaining Part 2 and Part 3 of your Assignment.
Identify the Population Health concern you selected.Drug addiction and opioid abuse among the general public
Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it. Drug addiction and abuse in the use of opioids are some of the most pressing concerns for the United States. Despite the significant achievements in combatting this issue, estimates show that in 2019, about 10.1 million Americans aged 12 and above are still at risk of using opioids (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2021). Accordingly, studies also show that drug abuse is rooted in several 'deeper' social issues like poverty, lack of educational attainment, and social mobility.
Administration (President Name)President TrumpPresident ObamaPresident BushDescribe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue for these presidents.President Trump's administration utilized an aggressive stance towards reducing opioid and drug supplies and providing faster treatment methodologies for rehab patients. He also declared a public health emergency to combat the same (Mann, 2020). President Obama's administration focused more on providing a more robust integration between the fight against opioid use and public health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. This holistic approach utiliz...
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