Public health: pulmonary health: Salton Sea region.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and prescribes its duties related to public health, including the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. Among other duties, contingent on appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the department is required to analyze asthma morbidity and mortality data, periodically assess the burden of asthma on the state's medical and economic resources, and identify those populations most seriously affected by the disease.