Setting the Agenda © 2018 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 Setting the Agenda Program Transcript FEMALE SPEAKER: How do you get a policymaker's attention? It's very simple. You develop a relationship with that person. Don't wait until you need something. Develop the relationship early on. [MUSIC PLAYING] FEMALE SPEAKER: Sometimes it's difficult to get issues on the agenda that are our issues, that might be an issue that's of interest to a nurse, if it doesn't align with the interests and the priorities of that elected official. So it's really important to know what their priorities are, what their health issues are that they're most interested in. You can usually Google their name. You can get their official bios. You can read about the committees that they serve on and the issues that matter to them. And look to see whether or not their agenda matches with yours, or if there's a way you can leverage your issue into their agenda. FEMALE SPEAKER: Know exactly what the congressional members have on their agenda. And you can get them online, through their local office, or through their congressional office in Washington, DC. Find out what they're interested in. Find out how you can help them. You need to call them up, or you need to go visit the office and find out exactly what is being done. FEMALE SPEAKER: Call up a state senator and say, I am so-and-so. I would like to meet with you. I'm a registered nurse. And I think I may have something that you might be interested to talk about. FEMALE SPEAKER: Do the homework you need to do to get up to speed, not just on the issue and a potential solution you may be advocating, but also their background so that you can calibrate your conversation with them in ways that will resonate for them, that they'll understand and appreciate. FEMALE SPEAKER: It's often helpful to have what is known as a policy entrepreneur. That's a big word that simply says, do you have anybody who's on your side or who's really interested or who can continue to work with your policymaker when you're out doing your own practice. It could be a retired legislator. It could be a current legislator, someone who's willing to support a bill and then could perhaps introduce your bill, because only legislators can introduce bills. The president cannot, the governor cannot. That's the purview of the General Assembly or the Congress. FEMALE SPEAKER: People want to hear from their constituents. Ideally, you are communicating with the people who represent you. So that's almost always the first place to start, your elected official, not the one two states over. That might be appealing, because you know their name from national news. And you certainly Setting the Agenda © 2018 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 can communicate to them. But the voices that often matter the most, I've found, are the voices from local communities back home in the district or the state that that Senator o.

1. Setting the Agenda
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Setting the Agenda
Program Transcript
FEMALE SPEAKER: How do you get a policymaker's
attention? It's very simple.
You develop a relationship with that person. Don't wait until
you need something.
Develop the relationship early on.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
FEMALE SPEAKER: Sometimes it's difficult to get issues on
the agenda that are
our issues, that might be an issue that's of interest to a nurse, if
it doesn't align
with the interests and the priorities of that elected official. So
it's really important
to know what their priorities are, what their health issues are
that they're most
interested in. You can usually Google their name. You can get
their official bios.
You can read about the committees that they serve on and the
issues that matter
to them. And look to see whether or not their agenda matches
with yours, or if
there's a way you can leverage your issue into their agenda.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Know exactly what the congressional

2. members have on
their agenda. And you can get them online, through their local
office, or through
their congressional office in Washington, DC. Find out what
they're interested in.
Find out how you can help them. You need to call them up, or
you need to go
visit the office and find out exactly what is being done.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Call up a state senator and say, I am so-
and-so. I would
like to meet with you. I'm a registered nurse. And I think I may
have something
that you might be interested to talk about.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Do the homework you need to do to get
up to speed, not
just on the issue and a potential solution you may be
advocating, but also their
background so that you can calibrate your conversation with
them in ways that
will resonate for them, that they'll understand and appreciate.
FEMALE SPEAKER: It's often helpful to have what is known as
a policy
entrepreneur. That's a big word that simply says, do you have
anybody who's on
your side or who's really interested or who can continue to work
with your
policymaker when you're out doing your own practice. It could
be a retired
legislator. It could be a current legislator, someone who's
willing to support a bill
and then could perhaps introduce your bill, because only
legislators can
introduce bills. The president cannot, the governor cannot.

3. That's the purview of
the General Assembly or the Congress.
FEMALE SPEAKER: People want to hear from their
constituents. Ideally, you are
communicating with the people who represent you. So that's
almost always the
first place to start, your elected official, not the one two states
over. That might be
appealing, because you know their name from national news.
And you certainly
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can communicate to them. But the voices that often matter the
most, I've found,
are the voices from local communities back home in the district
or the state that
that Senator or Congressman or state legislator represents.
FEMALE SPEAKER: You have to make sure that you are in it
for the long run.
These kinds of political processes and policy issues may take
years. So you say,
oh, my gosh, are you on this forever. Sometimes it seems like it.
It may take one
session of two years. It may take two. It may take five sessions.
But if it's
important enough to you, you need to go.
FEMALE SPEAKER: This particular meeting with the president
was my coming

4. over to the White House, because he'd asked me to meet with
him. And he
started by saying, Mary, I want to thank you for. And I did what
people probably
never should do and that my mother would have been very
unhappy about my
having done, I interrupted the President of the United States.
And I did that
because I thought I had something more important as a nurse to
tell him than he
had to tell me.
So I had hijacked that meeting with him. And given that
feedback, very quickly
went through those programs that I thought were important for
him to hear about,
told him the impact, speaking as quickly as I am right now to
convey that
message. There is information that nurses are uniquely
positioned, because of
our expertise and our practice, to inform the work of
policymakers. And you don't
ever want to lose that opportunity to do just that, even when
you're talking to the
President of the United States.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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Response to my Initial Post
Hello Adeduntan,
The utilization of unlawful tobacco and
alcohol has been a long-standing issue in American culture, an
issue that has taken on a specific desperation over the most
recent 30 years. In the mid-1960s, a presidential commission
expressed: ''The worry and the pain of the American individuals
over the national issue of medication misuse is communicated
each day in the papers, the magazines, logical diaries, open
discussions and in the home. It is a genuine and many-faceted
issue" (President's Advisory Commission on alcohol and
tobacco use, 1963:1). In 1971, President Nixon called drugs
abuse, America's open adversary number one. After President
George Bush's broadcast address in September 1989 (his first as
President) on a national medication control procedure, 64

6. percent of respondents to a New York Times-CBS survey
evaluated sedates as the country's main issue (New York Times,
1990). As one proportion of significance appended to this issue,
in monetary 1992 the government burned through $12 billion on
antidrug endeavors, and state and neighborhood offices together
spent generally a similar sum (White House, 1992).
Residential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Recovery Month, 2016. (2016, August 31). Retrieved
from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-
office/2016/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-alcohol-
and-drug-addiction-recovery
7 Factors that Contribute to Drug Addiction. (2018, September
07). https://beginningstreatment.com/7-factors-that-contribute-
to-drug-addiction/
New York Times 1990. Washington Talk: Drug War Underlines
Fickleness of Public. Sept. 6:PA22.
Deborah Mandel ( lecturer)
Adeduntan
You selected a relevant population concern related to substance
abuse (Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug) in today's society. The
first draft of your Agenda Comparison Grid comparing the
impact of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous
presidents’ agendas on the healthcare item you selected for
study was well-developed and researched. I look forward to
reading Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis, and Part 3:
Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief in Week 2.
Dr. M
Ebony Hall,
Adeduntan,
Tobacco and alcohol use in the United States is a
growing concern. It affects not only the individuals who use the
products but society overall. Although tobacco use is legal, it
continues to negatively affect the population. According to the

7. National Institute on Alcohol and Abuse and Alcoholism
(2018), alcohol used result in about 249 billion in spending in
the United States in the year 2010. Gaining control over this
would help to impact the healthcare system including nursing
care. As nurses we have to care for many patients who suffer
from alcoholism who have to be closely monitored and cared
for. According to the CDC (2019), smoking tobacco can cause
cancer, COPD, diabetes, stroke, and HIV. The government must
take control over these issues which will help to change
healthcare overall. As nurses, we try our best to help our
patients with stopping tobacco use, however, it is a system wide
problem. I think you have done very detailed research on a
widely controversial topic.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Overviews
of Diseases/Conditions.
Retrieved May 31, 2019, from
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/diseases/?utm_sour
ce=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=EST 4059 - Tips
2016 Campaign Search - English - Prevention
Terms;S;WL;BR;RES;HCP;CO&utm_content=Tobacco -
Exact&utm_term=causes of smoking
tobacco&&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleHBQtmI4Svv
ABj4NjBxgEJ50zbb6JIJwc3DFVhGwBsTr6QlqtasaV4aAnVEEA
Lw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2018).
Alcohol Facts and Statistics.
Retrieved May 31, 2019, from
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-
consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics.
Assignment Rubric to follow.
Excellent

8. Good
Fair
Poor
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid-
-Identify a population health concern
-Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the
factors that contribute to it.
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
The response clearly and accurately identifies and describes a
population health concern.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
The response vaguely identifies and describes a population
health concern.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
The response inaccurately identifies and describes a population
health concern.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
Identification and description of a population health concern is
missing or incomplete.
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid-
- Describe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue
for the current and two previous presidents.
- 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.
18 (18%) - 20 (20%)
The response clearly and accurately describes the presidential
administrations’ focus related to the concern, the financial and

9. resource allocation dedicated to the concern, and explains how
each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.
16 (16%) - 17 (17%)
The response vaguely describes the presidential
administrations’ focus related to the concern, the financial and
resource allocation dedicated to the concern, and explains how
each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.
14 (14%) - 15 (15%)
The response inaccurately describes the presidential
administrations’ focus related to the concern, the financial and
resource allocation dedicated to the concern, and how each of
the presidential administrations approached the issue.
0 (0%) - 13 (13%)
The description of the presidential administrations’ focus
related to the concern, financial and resource allocation
dedicated to the concern, and explanation for how each of the
presidential administrations approached the issue is missing.
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis- Address 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? 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?
23 (23%) - 25 (25%)
-The response clearly and accurately identifies an
administrative agency most likely to be responsible for
addressing the selected healthcare issue.
-Response clearly and accurately explains how the healthcare
issue gets on the agenda and remains there.

10. - The response clearly and accurately identifies the
entrepreneur/champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue selected.
20 (20%) - 22 (22%)
-The response vaguely identifies an administrative agency
which may be responsible for addressing the selected healthcare
issue.
-Response adequately explains how the healthcare issue gets on
the agenda and remains there.
-Identification of the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the
healthcare issue selected is vague.
18 (18%) - 19 (19%)
-Identification of an administrative agency responsible for
addressing the selected health care issue is inaccurate.
-Explanation of how the healthcare issue gets on the agenda and
remains there is vague or inaccurate.
-Identification of the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the
healthcare issue selected is inaccurate or does not align with the
healthcare issue.
0 (0%) - 17 (17%)
-Identification of an administrative agency responsible for
addressing the selected healthcare issue is missing.
-Explanation of how the healthcare issue gets on the agenda and
remains there is vague and inaccurate or is missing.
-Identification of the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the
healthcare issue selected is vague and inaccurate or is missing.
Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief - Promoting Agenda Setting
for Healthcare Issues:
Based on your Agenda Comparison Grid for the healthcare issue
you selected, develop a 1-page Fact Sheet or Talking Points
Brief that you could use to communicate with a policy-
maker/legislator or a member of their staff for this healthcare
issue.

11. -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
32 (32%) - 35 (35%)
Creates a well-developed, accurate, and thorough Fact Sheet or
Talking Points Brief.
The response provides a complete, detailed, and specific
synthesis of two outside resources reviewed on why this
healthcare issue is important and should be included in the
agenda for legislation. The response fully integrates at least 2
outside resources and 2-3 course specific resources that fully
supports the summary provided.
Responses accurately and thoroughly justify in detail the role of
the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.
28 (28%) - 31 (31%)
Creates an accurate and thorough Fact Sheet or Talking Points
Brief.
The response provides an accurate synthesis of at least one
outside resource reviewed on why this healthcare issue is
important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.
The response integrates at least 1 outside resource and 2-3
course specific resources that may support the summary
provided.
Responses accurately justify the role of the nurse in agenda
setting for healthcare issues.
25 (25%) - 27 (27%)
Creates a Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief. that is partially
accurate or incomplete.

12. The response provides a vague or inaccurate summary of
outside resources reviewed on why this healthcare issue is
important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.
The response minimally integrates resources that may support
the summary provided.
The responses partially justifies the role of the nurse in agenda
setting for healthcare issues.
0 (0%) - 24 (24%)
Creates a poor Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief. that in
inaccurate and incomplete or is missing.
The response provides a vague and inaccurate summary of no
outside resources reviewed on why this healthcare issue is
important and should be included in the agenda for legislation,
or is missing. The response fails to integrate any resources to
support the summary provided.
Responses justifying the role of the nurse in agenda setting for
healthcare issues is inaccurate and incomplete or is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting - Paragraph Development
and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas,
flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences
are carefully focused--neither long and rambling nor short and
lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose
statement and introduction is provided which delineates all
required criteria.
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and

13. conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is
stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is
vague or off topic.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.
No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.
Written Expression and Formatting - English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation
errors.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors
that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting - The paper follows correct
APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins,
indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and

14. reference list.
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Assignment Instruction
Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or
Talking Points Brief
It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of
debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember.
Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only
in recent times but as far back as the administration of the
second U.S. president, John Adams. In 1798, Adams signed
legislation requiring that 20 cents per month of a sailor’s
paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills. This
represented the first major piece of U.S. healthcare legislation,
and the topic of healthcare has been woven into presidential
agendas and political debate ever since.
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 current/sitting U.S.
president and the two previous presidential administrations.
· Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by

15. 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 Fact Sheet)
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the
Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda
Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and
the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas
related to the public health concern you 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.
(A draft of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid should be posted to
the Module 1 Discussion Board by Day 3 of Week 1.)
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?

16. · 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: Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief
Based on the feedback that you received from your colleagues
in the Discussion, revise Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid and
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis.
Then, using the information recorded on the template in Parts 1
and 2, develop a 1-page Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief that
you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or
a member of their staff for this healthcare issue. You can use
Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to create your Fact Sheet or
Talking Point Brief. 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.
By Day 3 of Week 1
Submit a draft of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to the
Module 1 Discussion Board
Considering the feedback you received in the Module 1
Discussion on Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid, revise and
further develop Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid and Part 2:
Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis. Consider how the feedback
you received might influence your Fact Sheet or Talking Points
and revise as necessary.
By Day 7 of Week 2
Submit your final version of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid,
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis, and Part 3: Fact
Sheet or Talking Points Brief.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:
· Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
· Click the Week 2 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading

17. Criteria for the Assignment.
· Click the Week 2 Assignment link. You will also be able to
“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
· Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button. Find the document you saved as
“WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and
click Open.
· If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global
Reference Database.
· Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria
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.
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the

18. factors that contribute to it.
According to CDC, approximately, 85,000 death occur each year
in the United States are attributed to alcohol abuse and 5,000
infants are born each year with fetal alcohol syndrome. So, also,
approximately, 440,000 deaths occur each year that attributed to
cigarette smoking, which makes it leads preventable cause of
death in the United States.
Administration (President Name)
(Current President)
Donald Trump
(Previous President)
Barack Obama
(Previous President)
George W. Bush
Describe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue
for the current and two previous presidents.
August 29th, 2018, President Donald Trump announced $90.9
million in grants to 731 local drug prevention coalitions. The
grants will provide local community coalitions funding to
prevent youth substance use, including prescription drugs,
marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol. (The White House 2018).
President Obama declared “The Family Smoking Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act” In the year 2009 also provides FDA with
regulatory authority to regulate marketing and promotion of
tobacco products and set performance standards for tobacco
products to protect the public health.

19. December 2014, The Obama administration remains steadfast in
its commitment to reduce drug use and its consequences—and
we know that the best way to reduce drug use is to prevent it
from ever starting.
Presidential Obama announced Proclamation -- National
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2016.
("Presidential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Recovery Month, 2016," 2016).
A proclamation made by president George W. Bush, in 2007.
Our Nation is committed to the health and well-being of our
youth. On Child Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to
helping children develop good nutrition habits and active
lifestyles, so that they can grow into healthy and productive
adults ("Child Health Day, 2007," 2007).
Children today face many risks, such as alcohol and drug use,
obesity, smoking, and other dangers. As parents and role models
to America's youth, we have a responsibility to teach them
about the importance of healthy behavior, daily exercise, and
good nutrition.
Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the
current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.
President Trump announced $90.9 million in grants to 731 local
drug prevention coalitions.
The grants will provide local community coalitions funding to
prevent youth substance use, including prescription drugs,
marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol. President Trump and the
ONDCP Deputy Director James W. Carroll hosted a roundtable
discussion with DFC grant awardees and Youth Representatives
at the White House.

20. President Barack Obama proposed investing $1 billion to
expand access to treatment for prescription opioid misuse and
heroin use. He continued to urge the Congress to fund treatment
like he have proposed -- because if they fund these efforts, we
can help more individuals across our country seek help,
complete treatment, and sustain recovery.
The President proposed a three-year, $150-million initiative to
help youth at risk of gang influence and involvement. Through
grants to faith-based and community organizations targeting
youth ages 8-17, the initiative will help some of America's
communities that are most in need. These organizations will
provide a positive model for youth - one that respects women
and rejects violence.
Explain how each of the presidential administrations
approached the issue.
President Donald Trump said he will continue to provide grants
to the DFC Program for the community coalitions to strengthen
the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a
reduction in local youth substance use.
President Obama said he will continue urging the Congress to
fund treatment like I have proposed -- because if they fund
these efforts, we can help more individuals across our country
seek help, complete treatment, and sustain recovery.
President Obama declared National Alcohol and Drug Addiction

21. Recovery Month ("Presidential Proclamation -- National
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2016," 2016).
President George W. Bush addressed the issue of alcohol and
tobacco use in the population by focusing on young adult and
supporting organization that provide positive model to youth.
References
President Trump Awards an Historic Number of DFC Grants to
Prevent Youth Substance Use. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-
trump-awards-historic-number-dfc-grants-prevent-youth-
substance-use/
Presidential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Recovery Month, 2016. (2016, August 31). Retrieved
from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-
office/2016/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-alcohol-
and-drug-addiction-recovery
Fact Sheet: Helping America's Youth. (2005, February 2).
Retrieved from https://georgewbush-
whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/02/20050202-
15.html
Child Health Day, 2007. (2007, October 1). Retrieved from
https://georgewbush-
whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071001-
4.html
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis
Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda
Comparison Grid, complete the following to document
information about the population health/healthcare issue your
selected
Administration (President Name)

22. (Current President)
(Previous President)
(Previous President)
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?
Note: Part 3: of the Module 1: Assignment: Agenda Comparison
Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief is a 1-page Fact
Sheet or Talking Points Brief the you will create in a separate
document.
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