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PRESIDENTIAL AGENDASRather than focus on the treatment of chronic disease, policies that influence populationhealth tend to emphasize prevention and wellness; the reduction or elimination of wasteand the eradication of health disparities based on race, ethnicity, language, income,gender, sexual orientation, disability and other factors. The reasoning is that goodhealth belongs to the whole, not just an individual. (New York State Dept. of Health,n.d.) Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policydecisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profilecomponents of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotlydebated agenda items.Consider a topic (mental health, HIV, opioid epidemic, pandemics, obesity, prescriptiondrug prices, or many others) that rises to the presidential level. How did the current andprevious presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?Reference:New York State Department of Health. (n.d.). Making New York the healthiest state: Achieving the tripleaim. Retrieved June 21, 2021 fromhttps://www.health.ny.gov/events/population_health_summit/docs/what_is_population_health.pdfRESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. WEEKLY RESOURCESTo Prepare: Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting. Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcareissues become agenda priorities.BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 1Post your response to the discussion question: Consider a population health topic thatrises to the presidential agenda level. Which social determinant most affects this healthissue? How did two recent presidents handle the problem? What would you dodifferently?
BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 1Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days by expanding ontheir response and providing an example that supports their explanation or respectfullychallenging their explanation and providing an example.
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