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Paper Instructions:

Healthcare Issue: Tobacco Use
Part 1: 
Compare the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to tobacco use. 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.
Part 2: Analysis
Using the information you recorded in Part 1, complete Part 2: by addressing the following:
•    Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue? (For Each Presidential administration)
•    How do you think the 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?
Part 3: Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief
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.