{"209d1b3f-bacb-40ce-abd0-d60b14d7d09f": "What are the general roles and responsibilities of various agencies during an outbreak?", "52169a58-6acc-41b7-85e5-d98a2a750451": "<p>Since states organize their governmental public health systems in diverse ways, the relative roles of local  and state health departments will vary. In states where governance is centralized, responsibility for conducting outbreak investigations rests primarily with state health departments. Conversely, in jurisdictions where governance is decentralized (“home rule” states), this responsibility may rest primarily with the local health department.</p>"}