EPHOC Training Quizzes (For REHS Exam) Questions and Correct Answers

EPHOC Training Quizzes (For REHS Exam) Questions and Correct Answers Which is NOT one of the core functions of Environmental Public Health? a. assurance b. coordination c. assessment d. policy development 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 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 d. constant presence of an illness in a population The interval 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 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 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 a. nonfeasance Campylobacter is mostly associated with: a. contaminated water b. infected birds c. infected ticks d. contaminated food 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 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 a. True An example of a non-communicable disease is: a. diabetes b. cholera c. influenza d. measles 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 a. True Inanimate objects that transfer disease organisms are called: a. dead b. arthropods c. fomites d. hormones 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 a. prosecuting the person or company responsible The BEST example in this list of 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 b. state drinking water agencies