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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.
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 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
To prevent diabetes by
providing better care and
treatment for people who was
suffering from diabetes (The
White House President
President Bush showed
strong commitment towards
finding and preventing
diabetes (The White
House.,2006).
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caregivers who can support in
fighting from the disease
(Whitehouse.Gov.,2017).
Barack Obama.,2016).
Identify the allocations of
financial and other resources
that the current and two
previous presidents dedicated
to this issue.
Effort is made to achieve the
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.
Affordable Care Act has been
involved in providing
preventive services to the
diabetic patients. It includes
diabetes screenings with least
of free charges.
It funded for diabetes
education programs along
with the research initiatives.
The estimation has been
around $1 billion for effective
search. National Institute of
Health along with the centers
that is indulge in the disease
control and prevention have
sponsored national education
program for National
diabetes.
Explain how each of the
presidential administrations
approached the issue.
Effort is made to achieve the
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
The insurance companies
have included coverage for
health issues like diabetes.
Diabetes prevention
programs have been set to
help and prevent the diabetes
issue.
Medical professionals and
researches have been
recognized who can help in
reducing diabetes. Also,
preventive programs and
quality healthcare initiatives
have been taken by the
President Bush
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reduce the cost of insulin so
that large number of people
can take the use of it.
administration.
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