Comparison Grid Part 2

Comparison

Part 1

Identify the Population Health concern you selected.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) leads to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.

Around 1.1 million people in America are suffering from HIV and 15 percent are unaware about the disease.

The factors that contribute to HIV include contact with infected blood, unprotected sex with someone having HIV and use of infected needles.

The factors that contribute to HIV include ignorance, illiteracy, poverty, drug and alcohol use and HIV/ AIDS stigma.

Administration (President Name)

(Current President)

(Previous President)

(Previous President)

Describe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue for the current and two previous presidents.

The AIDS Institution Inc. emphasizes on providing increased access to care and prevention services and by reducing the number of infected people.

Obama’s agenda was to improve the quality of healthcare services that leads to timely diagnosis and provision of treatment to the infected.

Emergency plan for AIDS relief was introduced by George Bush for addressing the issue of AIDS.

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

Trump approved a budget of $300 million for ending AIDS. $140 million were allocated to the CDC and $120 million to the Ryan White program. $50 million was given to the community health centres.

Obama approved a budget of $19.4 billion in 2010. White House (2010)states that $60 million was allocated for care and prevention, $2.2 million in Ryan White program and $74 million in research.

Bush approved a budget of $15 billion for the period of five years. 55% was allotted for treatment, 22% for prevention, 33% for abstinence and 15% for palliative care.

Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.

President Trump announced his goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030. He stressed on eliminating the disease from 48 countries.

Obama engaged the national organizations, state and non-state agencies for reaching a larger population.

PEPFAR was initiated by Bush that focused on building partnerships among government and private healthcare sector.

Part 2

Administration (President Name)

(Current President)

(Previous President)

(Previous President)

Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?

The AIDS Institution Inc, CDC and Ryan White program.

The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV (PACHA).

Presidents Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR).

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?

The selected healthcare issue will get on the agenda by providing education on AIDS to the young population such as in schools.

The selected healthcare issue will get on the agenda by reaching people of remote areas and in black neighbourhoods where rated are high.

The selected healthcare issue will get on the agenda by offering free screenings and diagnostic tests.

Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?

Partnerships among government and private healthcare sector.

Partnerships among government and private healthcare sector.

State agencies and healthcare institutes.

References

Goldstein, A. (2019). Trump announces a goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by the end of next decade. Retrieved 06 02, 2019, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-announces-goal-of-ending-hivaid-epidemic-by-end-of-next-decade/2019/02/05/34e9a75c-2979-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.def03413a17d

Reilly, K. H., Neaigus, A., Jenness, S. M., Hagan, H., Wendel, T., & Gelpí-Acosta, C. (2013). High HIV Prevalence Among Low-Income, Black Women in New York City with Self-Reported HIV Negative and Unknown Status. Journal of Women's Health (Larchmt), 22 (9), 745–754.

TED. (2010). Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist. Retrieved 03 21, 2018, from https://www.ted.com/talks/annie_lennox_why_i_am_an_hiv_aids_activist#t-368240