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Watch the State of the Union address and do the following:
1. Identify at 3 public health policy statements that President Trump made.
2. For each statement, identify what President Trump believes is the public health problem.
3. For each statement, identify what President Trump believes the solution should be.
4. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
The State of the Union address. Here is the links on YouTube : President Trump 2018 State of the Union Address (C-SPAN) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Question no:1 |
Question no:2 |
Question no:3 |
Question no:4 |
Public health issue |
Reason |
Solution |
Agree/ disagree |
Terminal illness |
Many patients who are terminally ill or suffering from terminal conditions are shifting to other countries for the better treatment. |
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Yes. I agree. It will provide speedy recovery of the patient and avoiding unnecessary treatment cost. It will also increase the revenue of the country. |
Rising the price of drugs |
In many countries, the cost of drug is very less while compared to USA It is not acceptable, according to president Trump |
This issue is one of the top priority according to president trump, He directed to make justice in drug administration by decreasing the prices of drugs which is acceptable to all |
Yes. I agree, the price of drugs should be less so that the patients who are low socio- economic can also get appropriate and successful treatment for their diseases. |
Adverse drug reactions |
Drug epidemic Drug overdoses 174 deaths per day 7 deaths per hour |
Proper approval for drug administration Main goal is to stop this scourge According to him, drug administration is to help the patients for the treatment of their diseases who are terribly required that treatment. |
Yes. I agree they are many patients are dying due to improper drug administration and improper drug consistency. |