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Presidential agendas
Rather than focus on the treatment of chronic disease, policies that influence population health tend to emphasize prevention and wellness; the reduction or elimination of waste and the eradication of health disparities based on race, ethnicity, language, income, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other factors. The reasoning is that good health 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 policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items. Consider a topic (mental health, HIV, opioid epidemic, pandemics, obesity, prescription drug prices, or many others) that rises to the presidential level. How did the current and previous presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?
New York State Department of Health. (n.d.). Making New York the healthiest state: Achieving the triple aim . Retrieved June 21, 2021 from https://www.health.ny.gov/events/population_health_summit/docs/what_is_population_health.pdf Consider a topic (mental health, HIV, opioid epidemic, pandemics, obesity, prescription drug prices, or many others) that rises to the presidential level. How did the current and previous presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?
Consider a population health topic that rises to the presidential agenda level. Which social determinant most affects this health issue? How did two recent presidents handle the problem? What would you do differently?
Sample Answer
The Opioid Epidemic: A Presidential Challenge
The Opioid Epidemic is a public health crisis that has reached the presidential agenda level due to its devastating toll on American communities, families, and the economy. Since 1999, opioids have contributed to an estimated over 645,000 deaths in the United States.
Social Determinant of Health (SDOH)
The most significant social determinant affecting the opioid epidemic is Economic Stability, closely tied to factors like poverty and employment.
Poverty and Lack of Opportunity: The crisis's roots are often linked to economic and social upheaval, particularly in communities affected by deindustrialization, job loss, and chronic underemployment. One study showed that a 1% increase in the unemployment rate was associated with a 3.6% increase in the opioid-related death rate at the county level.
Race and Socioeconomic Disadvantage: While the first waves of the crisis disproportionately affected non-Hispanic White populations (with mortality rates for middle-aged Whites without a college degree dramatically increasing from 1999–2013), the current wave involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl is showing a sharp increase in overdose deaths among economically disadvantaged, urban communities with greater concentrations of Black and Hispanic people. These groups often face greater structural barriers to accessing quality healthcare and treatment.3
Presidential Responses
The Trump and Biden administrations have both dedicated significant resources to combating the epidemic, though with different policy emphases and results.
Administration
Key Focus Areas
Concrete Actions and Statistics
Donald Trump (2017–2021)
Supply Reduction, Over-Prescription, and Treatment
* Declared the opioid crisis a Public Health Emergency in 2017. * Secured $6 billion in new funding over FY 2018-2019 to fight the crisis. * Signed the SUPPORT Act into law in 2018, the single largest legislative package addressing a single drug crisis in history. * The Administration reported a 31% decrease in the total amount of opioids prescribed between January 2017 and 2019, along with a 5% decrease in drug overdose deaths nationwide from 2017 to 2018 (though deaths have since surged again due to illicit fentanyl).