%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-2960
%I JMIR Publications
%V 6
%N 4
%P e20343
%T Canada’s Decentralized “Human-Driven” Approach During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
%A Hansen,Gregory
%A Cyr,Amelie
%+ Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W8, Canada, 1 306 655 1000, gregory.hansen@usask.ca
%K COVID-19
%K coronavirus infection
%K public health
%D 2020
%7 23.12.2020
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Public Health Surveill
%G English
%X A country’s early response to a pandemic is critical for controlling the disease outbreak. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of southeast Asian countries adopted centralized, coordinated, rapid, and comprehensive approaches that involved smart technology (the “techno-driven” approach). In comparison, Canada’s approach appeared to be decentralized, uncoordinated, and slow, and it focused on educating citizens and enhancing social and human capital (the “human-driven” approach). We propose that in future pandemics, early and coordinated “techno-driven” approaches should receive more careful consideration to curtail outbreaks; however, these approaches must be balanced with protecting individuals’ freedoms.
%M 33315582
%R 10.2196/20343
%U http://publichealth.jmir.org/2020/4/e20343/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/20343
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33315582