NEHA REHS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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.
, NEHA REHS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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
ANSWERS
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.
, NEHA REHS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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
