Agenda Comparison Grid 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 you 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 Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to complete the remaining Part 2 and Part 3 of your Assignment. 

Identify the Population Health concern   you selected.

THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC.

Describe the Population Health concern   you selected.

The coronavirus   SARS-CoV-2 is to blame for the current worldwide health disaster known as   COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic in March   2020 after it started in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. As a result of its swift   global spread, it started in late 2019. On public health, economics, and   day-to-day living, the pandemic has had profound and negative effects.

Administration (President Name)

President   Joe Biden

President   Donald Trump

Explain   how each of the two presidential administrations approached the issue.

President Joe   Biden's Strategy from January 20,2021 up till May,2023.

President   Biden's administration unveiled a comprehensive national strategy to tackle   the COVID-19 outbreak. This policy includes increased testing, mask mandates   on federal property, and an emphasis on vaccine distribution and equity.

President Biden issued executive orders mandating the   wearing of masks on federal property and in interstate transit. He also urged   states and municipalities to enact mask mandates and social distance   policies.

The Biden   administration increased vaccine distribution efforts dramatically, with the   goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office.   This target was met, and immunization efforts have continued.

The strategy taken by President Trump about COVID-19   Operation Warp Speed is a public-private collaboration that the Trump   administration launched on January 20, 2017, with the goal of hastening the   creation, production, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations. It will run   from January 20, 2017, through January 20, 2021. Several vaccinations were   quickly developed as a result of this endeavor, receiving approval for   emergency use and being made available to the general public.

Early on in the pandemic, President Trump established   travel limitations to prevent travelers from specific nations with high   infection rates from entering. These limitations were perceived as an effort   to stop the virus's spread.

In an effort   to remove administrative barriers to the quick development and delivery of   vaccines, the Trump administration followed a deregulatory strategy. To   increase access to telehealth services, they also relaxed some healthcare   rules.

Identify   the allocations of resources that the current and previous presidents   dedicated to this issue.

Resources have been set aside to increase COVID-19   testing capacity and improve contact tracing operations. Funding was provided   for testing supplies, laboratory capacity, and contact tracers.

To ensure an   adequate supply of masks, notably N95 masks, for healthcare workers and the   general public, the administration invested in their production and   distribution.

Additional public health employees were hired and trained   to assist with vaccination and testing operations.

The American   Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Biden, provides extra economic   help to individuals, businesses, and healthcare providers affected by the   pandemic. Direct stimulus funds and extended unemployment benefits were   included in this relief.

The Trump administration has committed significant   resources to Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership focused at   speeding the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19   vaccinations. Pharmaceutical businesses received funding for vaccine   development and manufacture.

Through   Operation Warp Speed, the administration dedicated resources to distribute   immunizations to states. The logistics and distribution activities were   coordinated to guarantee that vaccines were delivered to states on schedule.

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 you selected

Administration 

Which administrative agency (like HHS, CDC, FDA,   OHSA) would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare   issue you selected? Why is this agency the most helpful?

How do you think your selected healthcare issue   might get on the presidential agenda? How does it stay there?

Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor   (this can be a celebrity,   a legislator, an agency director, or others) of the healthcare issue you selected? An   example is Michael J. Fox a champion for Parkinson’s disease.