WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC
HEALTH OA FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Employment, income and debt? Answer: Economic
Stability
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Literacy, early childhood education? Answer:
Education Access & Quality
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Insurance and primary care? Answer: Healthcare
Access & Quality
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Housing, transportation and pollution? Answer:
Neighborhood & Built Environment
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Discrimination and social support? Answer: Social
& Community Context
, ⩥ What are the four Environmental & Global Health Factors? Answer:
Climate Change → Increases heat-related illness, vector-borne diseases
(e.g., malaria), and flooding-related diseases (e.g., cholera)
Air Pollution → Linked to asthma, lung disease
Water Quality → Access to clean water reduces disease (e.g., diarrhea,
cholera)
Globalization → Faster spread of disease (e.g., COVID-19)
⩥ What is the hierarchy of the three entities of the public health system
structure? Answer: Federal (e.g., CDC, NIH)
Set national standards, provide funding, conduct research, respond to
national emergencies.
State
Develop state health policies, license providers, manage Medicaid
Local
Deliver direct services (e.g., immunizations, screenings), enforce local
regulations
HEALTH OA FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Employment, income and debt? Answer: Economic
Stability
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Literacy, early childhood education? Answer:
Education Access & Quality
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Insurance and primary care? Answer: Healthcare
Access & Quality
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Housing, transportation and pollution? Answer:
Neighborhood & Built Environment
⩥ What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the
conditions regarding Discrimination and social support? Answer: Social
& Community Context
, ⩥ What are the four Environmental & Global Health Factors? Answer:
Climate Change → Increases heat-related illness, vector-borne diseases
(e.g., malaria), and flooding-related diseases (e.g., cholera)
Air Pollution → Linked to asthma, lung disease
Water Quality → Access to clean water reduces disease (e.g., diarrhea,
cholera)
Globalization → Faster spread of disease (e.g., COVID-19)
⩥ What is the hierarchy of the three entities of the public health system
structure? Answer: Federal (e.g., CDC, NIH)
Set national standards, provide funding, conduct research, respond to
national emergencies.
State
Develop state health policies, license providers, manage Medicaid
Local
Deliver direct services (e.g., immunizations, screenings), enforce local
regulations
