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 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.) NURS_6050_Module01_Week02_Assignment_Rubric Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid- -Identify a population health concern -Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it. -- Excellent 5 (5%) - 5 (5%) The response clearly and accurately identifies and describes a population health concern. Good 4 (4%) - 4 (4%) The response vaguely identifies and describes a population health concern. Fair 3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%) The response inaccurately identifies and describes a population health concern. Poor 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. -- Excellent 18 (18%) - 20 (20%) The response clearly and accurately 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. Good 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. Fair 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. Poor 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. Required resources: DeMarco, R., & Tufts, K. A. (2014). The mechanics of writing a policy brief. Nursing Outlook, 62(3), 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2014.04.002 Kingdon, J. W. (2001). A model of agenda-setting, with applications. Law Review, M.S.U.-D.C.L., 2(331) Lamb, G., Newhouse, R., Beverly, C., Toney, D. A., Cropley, S., Weaver, C. A., Kurtzman, E., … Peterson, C. (2015). Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination. Nursing Outlook, 63(4), 521–530. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.003 O’Rourke, N. C., Crawford, S. L., Morris, N. S., & Pulcini, J. (2017). Political efficacy and participation of nurse practitioners. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 18(3), 135–148. doi:10.1177/1527154417728514 Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice, Pope, A. M., Snyder, M. A., & Mood, L. H. (Eds.). (n.d.). Nursing health, & environment: Strengthening the relationship to improve the public's health. Retrieved September 20, 2018. https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-trump-administration/the-cabinet/

Imagine that you are employed by one of the following: The social services division of a state or city government A citizen action committee made up of community members A police or fire department A school or educational organization (public or private) Develop a 1,050- to 1,400-word needs statement and management plan that will be part of a proposal for a fictitious, grant-funded project of your choosing on behalf of your agency or organization. Include the following sections in your submission: Paragraph One: Describe the characteristics of your fictitious agency or organization. Paragraph Two: Discuss the possible funding sources you might contact for this grant proposal. Needs Statement: Establish the specific problem the proposed project will address. Management Plan: Describe the responsibilities of the project director (you) and any staff you will employ to implement the grant.

For the case study, students will prepare an assessment of between 1100 and 1200 words of text, 1.5 spaced. Each case study should have a separate bibliography including at least 2 references beyond lecture material, using APA format. Bibliography does not count towards word count.  Each assessment should have: Title Topic sentence (a single sentence or two which summarize the student’s understanding of the situation, the actions taken by the consulting engineer, and lessons learned) Situation assessment (What was the factual situation on the ground? What were the main challenges? What role could, and should, the consulting engineer play? What ESEM principles are present?) Lessons learned (this should include not just the lessons learned by the consulting engineer as expressed in the case study, but the lessons learned by the student looking at the case study as a whole)