Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief

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.
Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)
Describe the Population Health
concern you selected and the
factors that contribute to it.
Diabetic patients suffer from disease of diabetes mellitus which occurs when the body is unable to
produce sufficient insulin. There is high requirement of insulin in the body as it acts as a hormone for
using and absorbing glucose for the cells of the body. There are three types of diabetes found in general
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Grid Template

that includes type 1 Diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Diabetes is affecting around 29.1
million people in the United States. It is considered to be the 7th main reason for a person's death
(Whitehouse.Gov, 2017).
Administration (President
Name)
Trump Obama Bush
Describe the administrative
agenda focus related to this
issue for the current and two
previous presidents.
Empowering the citizens with
better research and tools so that
the diabetes can be reduced.
Also providing medical
professionals and caregivers who
can support in fighting from the
disease (Whitehouse.Gov, 2017).
To prevent diabetes by providing
better care and treatment for
people who was suffering from
diabetes (The White House
President Barack Obama., 2016).
President Bush showed strong
commitment towards finding and
preventing diabetes (The White
House., 2006).
Identify the allocations of
financial and other resources
that the current and two
previous presidents dedicated to
this issue.
President Trump allocated
around $1.3 billion worth of
funds for the health budget such
that the prevalence of diabetes
could be reduced.
President Obama has allocated
around $215 million fund to the
prevention and awareness
program for diabetes (Rich &
Cefalu, 2016).
It funded for diabetes education
programs along with the research
initiatives. The estimation has
been around $1 billion for
effective search.
Explain how each of the Effort is made to achieve the The insurance companies have Medical professionals and
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presidential administrations
approached the issue.
objective of developing devices
of artificial pancreas along with
personalized options for
delivering the insulin and also
automated blood glucose testing.
Trump administration is also
trying to reduce the cost of
insulin so that large number of
people can take the use of it.
included coverage for health
issues like diabetes. Diabetes
prevention programs have been
set to help and prevent the
diabetes issue.
researches have been recognized
who can help in reducing
diabetes. Also, preventive
programs and quality healthcare
initiatives have been taken by the
President Bush administration.
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