REHS ACTUAL EXAM WITH 300 QUESTIONS WITH 100

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REHS ACTUAL EXAM WITH 300+ QUESTIONS WITH 100%

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Which is not one of the core functions of Environmental Public Health?

• Assurance
• Coordination
• Assessment
• Policy Development - ANSWER✔✔B. Coordination

Monitoring environmental and health status to identify and solve community environmental

health problems is one of the:

• Core competencies of Environmental Public Health
• Ten essential services of environmental Public Health
• Revitalization strategies of environmental Public Health
• None of the Above - ANSWER✔✔B. Ten essential services of environmental Public Health

Which one of the following phrases most accurately describes the term endemic?

• Sporadic occurrence of an illness
• Illnesses that exceed expected levels
• All illnesses present at any one time
• Constant presence of an illness in a population - ANSWER✔✔D. Constant presence of an

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The inteval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the first symptom is

called the:

• Transmission period
• Incubation period
• Susceptible period
• Reactive period - ANSWER✔✔B. Incubation period

In the states, government authority to regulate for environmental Public Health is based on:

• The Bill of Rights
• United States Code of Federal Regulations
• Police Powers
• The United States Constitution - ANSWER✔✔C. Police Powers

A food establishment known to have an imminent health hazard is not closed by the

environmental public health professional. This is an example of:

• Nonfeasance
• Malfeasance
• Misfeasance
• Laziness - ANSWER✔✔A. Nonfeasance

Campylobacter is mostly associated with:

• Contaminated water
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• Infected ticks
• Contaminated food - ANSWER✔✔D. Contaminated food

A person that harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of clinical symptoms and can

serve as a potential source of infection is known as a:

• Contact
• Pathogen
• Carrier
• Toxin - ANSWER✔✔C. Carrier

An epidemic is the occurrence in a community or region of cases of illness clearly in excess of expectancy.

• True
• False - ANSWER✔✔A. True

An example of a non-commutable commutable disease is:

• Diabetes
• Cholera
• Influenza
• Measles - ANSWER✔✔A. Diabetes

The environmental health specialist must understand the epidemiological concept of disease process including host, agent and the environment and their interactions.

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• False - ANSWER✔✔A. True

Inanimate objects that transfer disease organisms are called:

• Dead
• Arthropoda
• Fomites
• Hormones - ANSWER✔✔C. Fomites

The goals of epidemiology do not include:

• Prosecuting the person or company responsible
• Determining the cause of the disease or outbreak
• Preventing future disease or outbreak occurrence
• None of the above - ANSWER✔✔A. Prosecuting the person or company responsible

The best example in this list of agencies where environmental public health can be practiced is:

• Local law enforcement agencies
• State drinking water agencies
• State natural resources agencies
• Federal energy regulatory agency - ANSWER✔✔B. State drinking water agencies

Environmental public health investigations include:

• Good observational skills and systematic data collection
• Personal safety factors
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