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Fiscal Year (FY)
For most Canadian government agencies and health care institutions, the fiscal year is defined as starting April 1 and ending the following year at March 31. For example, the 2005/06 fiscal year would be April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, inclusive and may... |
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Fixed Costs
See Fixed Expenditures. |
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Fixed Expenditures
Costs that are constant (the same amount) and regular (e.g. monthly) in nature. Fixed expenditures include supplies, food, plant operations, administration and housekeeping. Also known as Fixed Costs. |
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Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
One of six diagnostic quality indicators (QIs). Events of fluid and electrolyte imbalances were counted using the ICD-9-CM code 276 in both the medical services/physician claims and the hospital discharge abstracts data. Events of this QI include disorder... |
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Focus Group
A method of data collection in which a small group of individuals is brought together to discuss their opinions about topics, issues, or questions. In this study, the focus groups involved family physicians who discussed their opinions regarding the valid... |
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Follow-up
The process of determining whether a member of a known cohort / population is in fact resident and eligible for Manitoba health care coverage for the entire duration of a study or until death. |
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Food Insecurity - (CCHS Survey Data)
The inability to have access to an adequate supply of food or the fear that one may soon have an inadequate food supply. It can arise due to poverty or natural or man-made disasters. Individuals do not have to be starving to be food insecure, simply livin... |
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Forced Migration / Unvoluntary Migration
Forced (or unvoluntary) migration occurs when people do not choose to move, and are coerced...
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Forceps
"Obstetric instrument occasionally used to aid in childbirth." (Olds SB et al., 2004). |
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Formulary
A list of drugs covered by each drug program (or carrier): the Provincial Pharmacare Program, the Nursing Home Drug Program, and the Department of Family Services Drug Benefits Program. Each carrier can have different formularies, and they are subject to ... |
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FP
acronym for Family Physician (FP) |
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Fracture
A crack or split as result of force, most often occurring in bone or cartilage. |
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Fragile Infant
A live-born infant with an extremely low birth weight (less than 500 grams) or an extremely short gestational age (less than 20 or 22 weeks). Survival rates of these infants may be unstable compared to other live-born infants. |
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Français (FL1) Program
Refers to the stream of educational instruction in Manitoba in which the language of instruction is in French. Since 1994, the programs have all been operated within the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM). IMPORTANT NOTE: This pr... |
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Francisation
An intensive educational intervention offered by the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) to improve the french language skills of students. "Francisation interventions are designed to provide the students with knowledge and oral and written langua... |
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Francophone
A commonly used definition for the term Francophone is an individual who reported French as their mother tongue, who reported that French was the first official language spoken, or who reported that French was the language most commonly used in their home... |
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Francophone Manitobans Cohort
This term describes a group of Francophone Manitobans that were defined and identified using the MCHP Data Repository for research purposes. This cohort was studied extensively in the deliverable Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones i... |
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Free-Standing Personal Care Home (PCH)
A Personal Care Home (PCH) that is not juxtaposed to another healthcare facility. |
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French-Immersion (FL2) School Program
A second language program designed for children whose first language is not French and who have little or no knowledge of French prior to entering the program. Also known as FL2. ( Source: Curriculum Policy for the French Immersion Program. Winni... |
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Frequency of Binge Drinking
This is a measure of how often a person binge drinks (has five or more drinks on one occasion). In the CCHS, participants were asked, "During the past 12 months, have you had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?", and those ... |
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