Reforming Health Protection and Promotion in Canada: Time to Act
DIAGRAM 1
Possible Functioning of a Health Alert System
Nature and level of risk |
LOCAL low to moderate risk |
REGIONAL moderate to elevated risk |
PROVINCIAL elevated to high risk |
NATIONAL high to severe risk |
Types of possible action |
· Mandatory surveillance · Voluntary quarantine · Public information |
Local plus: · Discretionary deployment of national response team · Voluntary/mandatory quarantine |
Regional plus: · Deployment of national response team · Mandatory quarantine · Medium to significant limitations on civil rights · Travel advisory |
Provincial plus: · Regulation or prohibition of travel · Evacuation of persons · Requisition of property |
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