Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting. Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities

Hello, this is an Dissussion board assignment for my psychiatric nurse practitioner course, please cite from one of the attached readings below, reach out to me if you have any questions. attached are examples of what my classmates have posted. Thank you so much!

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting.
• Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities.

Post your response to the discussion question: 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?

REQUIRED READINGS:

• Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse's guide (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 1, “Informing Public Policy: An Important Role for Registered Nurses” (pp. 11–13 only)
  • Chapter 2, “Agenda Setting: What Rises to a Policymaker’s Attention?” (pp. 17–36)
  • Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 171–180)
  • Chapter 12, “An Insider’s Guide to Engaging in Policy Activities”
    • “Creating a Fact Sheet” (pp. 217-221)
• DeMarco, R., & Tufts, K. A. (2014). The mechanics of writing a policy briefLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 62(3), 219–224.
• Kingdon, J.W. (2001). A model of agenda-setting with applications. Law Review M.S.U.-D.C.LLinks to an external site.., 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 coordinationLinks to an external site.. 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 practitionersLinks to an external site.. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 18(3), 135–148.
• 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, & environmentLinks to an external site.: Strengthening the relationship to improve the public's health.
• USA.gov. (n.d.). A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agenciesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a
• USA.gov. (n.d.). Branches of the US governmentLinks to an external site.. https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government
• The White House. (n.d.). The cabinetLinks to an external site.. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-trump-administration/the-cabinet/
• Document: Agenda Comparison Grid Template (Word document)

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days by expanding on their response and providing an example that supports their explanation or respectfully challenging their explanation and providing an example.