NEHA REHS Exam Prep 2026/2027 |
Complete Study Guide with Practice
Questions
IOM MISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH - correct answer-Fulfilling society's interest in
assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
3 CHALLENGES FACING FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH - correct answer-Climate change,
population growth and rising standard of living and the resulting deterioration of
resources, and novel or pharmaceutical resistant pathogens
AREC - correct answer-Anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control
MALFEASANCE - correct answer-Intentional doing of an act that is wrongful and
known to be wholly unauthorized
EXAMPLE OF MALFEASNCE - correct answer-REHS intentionally omitting critical
violations from a restaurant inspection report in exchange for free food
MISFEASANCE - correct answer-Doing an authorized act in an unauthorized
manner.
EXAMPLE OF MISFEASANCE - correct answer-REHS overlooks critical violations
during a restaurant inspection because the facility is owned by a relative.
, NONFEASANCE - correct answer-Total failure to perform official duties without
sufficient excuse to justify doing so.
EXAMPLE OF NONFEASANCE - correct answer-REHS intentionally ignores critical
violations at a restaurant inspection because it's the end of the work day and they
don't want to exceed normal work hours.
ACTIVE IMMUNITY - correct answer-The immunity that results from the
production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an
antigen.
Examples: natural (exposure to organism) or vaccine induced.
LAG PHASE - correct answer-A short period of time just prior to exponential
growth of a bacterial population during which no, or very limited, cell division
occurs
LOG/GROWTH PHASE - correct answer-The period of exponential growth of
bacterial population
AGENT - correct answer-
MODE OF TRANSMISSION - correct answer-A way an infectious/causative
agent/pathogen can be transferred from one person, object, animal to another.
MORBIDITY - correct answer-
Complete Study Guide with Practice
Questions
IOM MISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH - correct answer-Fulfilling society's interest in
assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
3 CHALLENGES FACING FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH - correct answer-Climate change,
population growth and rising standard of living and the resulting deterioration of
resources, and novel or pharmaceutical resistant pathogens
AREC - correct answer-Anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control
MALFEASANCE - correct answer-Intentional doing of an act that is wrongful and
known to be wholly unauthorized
EXAMPLE OF MALFEASNCE - correct answer-REHS intentionally omitting critical
violations from a restaurant inspection report in exchange for free food
MISFEASANCE - correct answer-Doing an authorized act in an unauthorized
manner.
EXAMPLE OF MISFEASANCE - correct answer-REHS overlooks critical violations
during a restaurant inspection because the facility is owned by a relative.
, NONFEASANCE - correct answer-Total failure to perform official duties without
sufficient excuse to justify doing so.
EXAMPLE OF NONFEASANCE - correct answer-REHS intentionally ignores critical
violations at a restaurant inspection because it's the end of the work day and they
don't want to exceed normal work hours.
ACTIVE IMMUNITY - correct answer-The immunity that results from the
production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an
antigen.
Examples: natural (exposure to organism) or vaccine induced.
LAG PHASE - correct answer-A short period of time just prior to exponential
growth of a bacterial population during which no, or very limited, cell division
occurs
LOG/GROWTH PHASE - correct answer-The period of exponential growth of
bacterial population
AGENT - correct answer-
MODE OF TRANSMISSION - correct answer-A way an infectious/causative
agent/pathogen can be transferred from one person, object, animal to another.
MORBIDITY - correct answer-
