6050N Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2, 2021-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 deve...
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. The Population Health concern I chose was opioid crisis and overdose in the United States. Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse more than 130 people in the Unites States die from opioids. This crisis affects people from all walks of life. The economic burden is over $78 billion a year due to treatment, healthcare, costs due to criminal involvement and addiction treatment. (NIH, 2019). According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the crisis began to emerge in the 1990’s. This began with over prescribing, which led to abuse and addiction. This has resulted in the current opioid crisis. (CDC, 2018) Administration (President Name) (Current President) (Previous President) (Previous President) Describe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue for the current and two previous presidents. The Trump administrations’ agenda focus is on stricter laws to crack down on drug traffickers and to Join forces with the presidents of other The Obama administrations’ agenda focused on creating programs such as prescription drug monitoring, drug take-back events set up at local The Bush administrations’ agenda focused on stopping drug abuse before it starts, healing drug users and disrupting the market. countries to stop the trafficking of drugs leaving other countries to come into the United States. The administration focuses on stronger border control to keep drugs out of the country and stricter laws to prevent opioid abuse. The administration is also focused on getting to the route of the problem by treating those with addiction. (WhiteHouse.gov) police stations and pharmacies in the community. The Obama administration also focused on treatment for the individual addicted to drugs. (WhiteHouse.gov) (WhiteHouse.gov) Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue. In October 2019, an additional $13 million has been allocated to help law enforcement through several new initiatives to respond to the drug crisis. An additional $1.6 million has been allocated in 12 states across 13 counties with high drug abuse activity. (WhiteHouse.gov) Obama' s budget for fiscal year 2016 includes a total of $27.6 billion (a 4.7% increase from the year prior) to support the administration’s drug control strategy, which places a focus on prevention and treatment instead of a "moral failing." The Bush administration allocated $19.2 billion in 2003 for drug control. The allocation for this was $2.3 billion to help secure our borders. $3.8 billion was allocated for drug treatment. $10 million was used to fund the Drug -Free Communities Support Program. (WhiteHouse.gov) An outline of the proposals released from the White Trump's budget will
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