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Habitable Housing Units
Housing units that may be safely inhabited. Habitable Units = Housing Units - Adequate + Housing Units - Minor Renovation . |
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Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib)
A ubiquitous bacterium that does not survive in the environment and is known to colonize humans as the only reservoir. This encapsulated organism is highly pathogenic and can cause severe disease in those under six years of age. It can cause potentially ... |
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Half-Life of Drugs
The amount of time it takes before half of the active elements of the drug are either eliminated or broken down by the body. |
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Handicap
Relates to physical dependence and mobility limitations in performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). This definition covers only those in need of assistance, and not an indication of the adequacy/inade... |
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HAUM
acronym for Hospital Abstract Users Manual (HAUM) |
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Hazard Rate
"The probability that if the event in question has not already occurred, it will occur in the next time interval, divided by the length of that interval. The time interval is made very short, so that in effect the hazard rate represents an instantaneous r... |
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Hazard Ratio
"An estimate of the ratio of the hazard rate in the treated versus the control group" (Spruance et al. 2004); usually the result of a survival analysis. The hazard rate is the instantaneous risk associated with the variable under study, under the conditio... |
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HCM
acronym for Healthy Child Manitoba (HCM) . |
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Health
Consists of several dimensions including a physiological or biological component, mental state, physical and social functioning, and health behaviors and attitudes. |
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Health Administrative Data
See Administrative Health Data. |
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Health Care System Sensitive Indicators
A set of indicators which relate to the impact of medical treatment outcomes against which resources can be evaluated. They are comprised of aggregates of a series of medical conditions for which medical treatment is believed to be effective in either pre... |
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Health Care Utilization
The measure of the population's use of the health care services available to them. This includes the utilization of Hospital resources, Personal Care Home (PCH) resources, and physician resources. Health care utilization and health status are used to exam... |
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Health Equity
Health equity suggests that all people can reach their full health potential and should not be disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, socioeconomic status, or other socially determined circum... |
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Health Inequality
Variations in health status across individuals in a population. |
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Health Inequity
Unfair and avoidable or remediable differences in health among social groups (Bonnefoy et al; 2007). |
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Health Insurance
Health benefits administered by the Manitoba government or other provincial governments in Canada, or by the federal government of Canada. |
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Health Links - Info Santé
A free-of-charge, 24-hour telephone information service that provides answers to healthcare questions for residents of Manitoba. The service is maintained by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and is staffed by registered nurses. |
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Health Links - Info Santé Data
The Health Links - Info Santé data contains triage, care advice, and outcome details for each telephone call that they receive. For more information on Health Links - Info Santé data, see the: |
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Health Outcomes
Are the real product of hospital function (Black C and Frohlich N, 1991). |
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Health Policy Analysis
The analysis of existing or prospective policy with the aim of improving the health system. |
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Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine,
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences,
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5 Canada
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