NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Healthy Environment

When there is a disease outbreak at an elementary school, which agency responds?
  1. No agency responds to local disease outbreaks
  2. Association of school medical professionals
  3. Center for Disease Control
  4. Local health agency
Explanation
Answer: D - Local health agencies play the pivotal role of responding to disease outbreaks in the community. Local health agencies are often thought of as the first line of defense when it comes to containing the outbreak of communicable diseases.
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