§ 131080 Department Control Local Health

• •The state health department can give advice to local health officials.
• •If there's a big health risk, the state can take control and tell local officials what to do.
• •This is to keep people safe when there's a serious health problem.

A dangerous disease is spreading fast in a city.

The state health department can step in and tell the city's health officials exactly what to do to stop the disease, like closing schools or canceling big events.