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JEH QUIZ
Identifying Characteristics of Local Governmental Environmental Public Health Programs FEATURED ARTICLE QUIZ #1
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Quiz effective date: July 1, 2025 | Quiz deadline: October 1, 2025
or extremely reasonable for a full-time EPH professional. a. 1–2 b. 2–3 c. 3–4 d. 4–5 8. At least __ of respondents reported spending time on duties in four other programs besides food safety/food protection.
1. The environmental public health (EPH) workforce makes up the __ largest portion of the public health workforce, the majority of whom are employed at the local governmental level. a. first b. second c. third d. fourth 2. There are more than __ local health departments in the U.S. with each operating under different government structures. a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 d. 4,000 3. It is estimated that local public health departments require approximately __ more full-time employees to implement foundational public health services than are currently filled.
a. 40% b. 50% c. 60% d. 70%
9. Across all programs except __ , staff and managers agreed that a bachelor’s degree in a field of science should be the minimum education necessary for staff working in an optimally performing EPH department. a. emergency preparedness b. body art c. potable water d. onsite wastewater 10. Of the responding managers, __ recom- mended the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) credential as a minimum employee requirement for working in food safety/food protection.
a. 24,000 b. 34,000 c. 44,000 d. 54,000
4. Overall, __ respondents submitted survey responses about their local governmental EPH departments for this project.
a. 363 b. 432 c. 523 d. 602 5. Of the respondents, __ identified
a. 63% b. 65% c. 67% d. 69%
11. Regarding work distribution, more than 50% of respondents performed duties in at least __ different EPH program areas. a. three b. four c. five d. six 12. The combination of a bachelor’s degree and REHS/RS credential is likely the most desirable for EPH professionals because the combination allows for flexibility in performing duties for multiple programs and allows for transferability of skills between EPH departments. a. True. b. False.
as being a director/chief and were categorized at the managerial level.
a. 10% b. 21% c. 34% d. 35% 6. The EPH program in which most
respondents (96%) performed duties year-round was a. body art. b. emergency preparedness. c. food safety/food protection. d. onsite wastewater. 7. A majority of managers (73%) agreed that performing __ food safety inspections per field day was somewhat
JEH Quiz #5 Answers March 2025
1. e 2. a 3. c
4. b 5. d 6. c
7. d 8. b 9. a
10. a 11. b 12. a
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