WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC
HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ 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
◉ Which public health system entity Set national standards,
provide funding, conduct research, respond to national
emergencies?
Answer: Federal (e.g., CDC, NIH)
◉ Which public health system entity Develop state health policies,
license providers, manage Medicaid
Answer: State
◉ Which public health system entity Deliver direct services (e.g.,
immunizations, screenings), enforce local regulations
Answer: Local
◉ Which essential of the 10 public health services Track influenza
cases in a community?
HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ 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
◉ Which public health system entity Set national standards,
provide funding, conduct research, respond to national
emergencies?
Answer: Federal (e.g., CDC, NIH)
◉ Which public health system entity Develop state health policies,
license providers, manage Medicaid
Answer: State
◉ Which public health system entity Deliver direct services (e.g.,
immunizations, screenings), enforce local regulations
Answer: Local
◉ Which essential of the 10 public health services Track influenza
cases in a community?
