A minimally conscious state, unlike a vegetative state, is characterized by some evidence of awareness of self and/or the environment, and patients tend to improve. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is mainly supportive. Prognosis for patients with persistent deficits is typically bleak.
agenda (plural agendas) 1  A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. 2  A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
AP U.S. Government Notes. Chapter 18: Making Economic and Regulatory Policy. Public policy â A specific course of action taken by government to achieve a public goal. Policy agenda â The informal list of issues that Congress and the president consider most important for action. Distributive policy â A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.