REHS PREP EXAM 2026/2027 |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY NOTES &
PRACTICE TEST
Which is not one of the core functions of Environmental Public Health?
A. Assurance
B. Coordination
C. Assessment
D. Policy Development - correct answer-B. Coordination
Monitoring environmental and health status to identify and solve community
environmental health problems is one of the:
A. Core competencies of Environmental Public Health
B. Ten essential services of environmental Public Health
C. Revitalization strategies of environmental Public Health
D. None of the Above - correct answer-B. Ten essential services of environmental
Public Health
Which one of the following phrases most accurately describes the term endemic?
A. Sporadic occurrence of an illness
B. Illnesses that exceed expected levels
,C. All illnesses present at any one time
D. Constant presence of an illness in a population - correct answer-D. Constant
presence of an illness in a population
The inteval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the
first symptom is called the:
A. Transmission period
B. Incubation period
C. Susceptible period
D. Reactive period - correct answer-B. Incubation period
In the states, government authority to regulate for environmental Public Health is
based on:
A. The Bill of Rights
B. United States Code of Federal Regulations
C. Police Powers
D. The United States Constitution - correct 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:
A. Nonfeasance
B. Malfeasance
C. Misfeasance
D. Laziness - correct answer-A. Nonfeasance
Campylobacter is mostly associated with:
,A. Contaminated water
B. Infected birds
C. Infected ticks
D. Contaminated food - correct 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:
A. Contact
B. Pathogen
C. Carrier
D. Toxin - correct answer-C. Carrier
An epidemic is the occurrence in a community or region of cases of illness clearly
in excess of expectancy.
A. True
B. False - correct answer-A. True
An example of a non-commutable commutable disease is:
A. Diabetes
B. Cholera
C. Influenza
D. Measles - correct answer-A. Diabetes
The environmental health specialist must understand the epidemiological concept
of disease process including host, agent and the environment and their
interactions.
, A. True
B. False - correct answer-A. True
Inanimate objects that transfer disease organisms are called:
A. Dead
B. Arthropoda
C. Fomites
D. Hormones - correct answer-C. Fomites
The goals of epidemiology do not include:
A. Prosecuting the person or company responsible
B. Determining the cause of the disease or outbreak
C. Preventing future disease or outbreak occurrence
D. None of the above - correct answer-A. Prosecuting the person or company
responsible
The best example in this list of agencies where environmental public health can
be practiced is:
A. Local law enforcement agencies
B. State drinking water agencies
C. State natural resources agencies
D. Federal energy regulatory agency - correct answer-B. State drinking water
agencies
Environmental public health investigations include:
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY NOTES &
PRACTICE TEST
Which is not one of the core functions of Environmental Public Health?
A. Assurance
B. Coordination
C. Assessment
D. Policy Development - correct answer-B. Coordination
Monitoring environmental and health status to identify and solve community
environmental health problems is one of the:
A. Core competencies of Environmental Public Health
B. Ten essential services of environmental Public Health
C. Revitalization strategies of environmental Public Health
D. None of the Above - correct answer-B. Ten essential services of environmental
Public Health
Which one of the following phrases most accurately describes the term endemic?
A. Sporadic occurrence of an illness
B. Illnesses that exceed expected levels
,C. All illnesses present at any one time
D. Constant presence of an illness in a population - correct answer-D. Constant
presence of an illness in a population
The inteval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the
first symptom is called the:
A. Transmission period
B. Incubation period
C. Susceptible period
D. Reactive period - correct answer-B. Incubation period
In the states, government authority to regulate for environmental Public Health is
based on:
A. The Bill of Rights
B. United States Code of Federal Regulations
C. Police Powers
D. The United States Constitution - correct 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:
A. Nonfeasance
B. Malfeasance
C. Misfeasance
D. Laziness - correct answer-A. Nonfeasance
Campylobacter is mostly associated with:
,A. Contaminated water
B. Infected birds
C. Infected ticks
D. Contaminated food - correct 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:
A. Contact
B. Pathogen
C. Carrier
D. Toxin - correct answer-C. Carrier
An epidemic is the occurrence in a community or region of cases of illness clearly
in excess of expectancy.
A. True
B. False - correct answer-A. True
An example of a non-commutable commutable disease is:
A. Diabetes
B. Cholera
C. Influenza
D. Measles - correct answer-A. Diabetes
The environmental health specialist must understand the epidemiological concept
of disease process including host, agent and the environment and their
interactions.
, A. True
B. False - correct answer-A. True
Inanimate objects that transfer disease organisms are called:
A. Dead
B. Arthropoda
C. Fomites
D. Hormones - correct answer-C. Fomites
The goals of epidemiology do not include:
A. Prosecuting the person or company responsible
B. Determining the cause of the disease or outbreak
C. Preventing future disease or outbreak occurrence
D. None of the above - correct answer-A. Prosecuting the person or company
responsible
The best example in this list of agencies where environmental public health can
be practiced is:
A. Local law enforcement agencies
B. State drinking water agencies
C. State natural resources agencies
D. Federal energy regulatory agency - correct answer-B. State drinking water
agencies
Environmental public health investigations include:
