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Tesh’s “Hidden Arguments” reading described different theories of health and illness causation. Let’s say you are consulting with the health department, which wants to reduce the rates of cancer in Cincinnati. What could the non-profit do (campaign, advocacy, etc.) to reduce cancer rates based on the Lifestyle Theory of illness? Define the lifestyle theory of illness Explain your recommendations. What would the role of communication be in your action plan? What could the health department do (campaign, advocacy, etc.) to reduce cancer based on the Political/Structural Theory of illness? Define the theory of illness Explain your recommendations. What would the role of communication be in your action plan?  

Explain how the Internet transfers data. 

If someone argues, “I should have access to nutritious food,” they are arguing that they have a _______________________.

YOU’RE ALL DONE! DON’T FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR SCRATCH PAPER ON MONDAY   DO NOT DISCUSS THE CONTENTS OF THIS EXAM UNTIL THE EXAM HAS BEEN GRADED AND GRADES ARE POSTED

If someone argues, “The government cannot require me to get a vaccination,” they are arguing that they have a _______________________.

The difference between judicial foreclosure and power of sale in the treatment of defaulted mortgages can be significant. All of the following statements regarding power of sale are true EXCEPT:

A frustrated patient in labor has been affected by decreased uterine muscle tone and reports, “My doctor won’t induce my labor because of some silly score. He said I was a 4.  What kind of magic number do I need?” What is the lowest Bishop score the patient should have prior to induction?

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is transmitted by                                               .

When oxytocin is given to the woman in labor, the FHR must be monitored every 30 minutes during active labor and every 15 minutes during the transition phase.

Communication affects politics at the everyday level by:  A) Influencing our taken-for-granted assumptions  B)  Helping to form our sense of self and what counts as knowledge C) Allowing us to express our beliefs D) All of the above