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Heart Health Survey
See Manitoba Heart Health Survey (MHHS) Data glossary term. |
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Heart Valve Surgery
Open-heart surgery used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Replacement heart valves are either natural (biologic - human or animal) or artificial (mechanical). See MedlinePlus® - Heal... |
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Heavy Users
These are patients who, in a given fiscal year, are in the top fifth percentile of patients hospitalized based on their total number of days of hospital care, and thus are deemed heavy users of the hospital system. The total number of days of hospital car... |
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Held Back
see Retained Student. |
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Hemodialysis
A procedure that uses a machine in place of the kidneys to filter the patient’s blood. This type of renal replacement therapy requires a strict treatment and dietary schedule, and use of medications. Hemodialysis can be performed in a medical facility (... |
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Hemorrhoidectomy
The removal of enlarged veins around the anus (hemorrhoids) and may be recommended when nonsurgical treatment (fiber rich diet, laxatives, stool softener, suppositories, medications, warm baths) has not provided adequate relief. See |
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver. |
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Hepatitis B
A sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which can be transmitted through sexual contact and exposure to or exchange of bodily fluids, including blood and saliva of an infected person. S... |
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Hepatitis B Serology Testing in First Trimester
This measure of prenatal care is an indicator of the percentage of pregnancies with results for hepatitis B serology testing that occurs within the first trimester of pregnancy. For more information on Hepatitis B, please see the |
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
A virus that causes hepatitis B. |
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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a chronic liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread through contact with infected blood. The majority of people infected with HCV show no symptoms and for those that do, they may take decades to appear. The most ... |
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Prevalence
The percent of residents (all ages) diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), as defined by one or more positive laboratory tests for HCV. Rates were age- and sex-adjusted to the Manitoba population. The definition for a positive laboratory test for HCV... |
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Herfindahl Index
Measures the degree of concentration or specialization of a practitioner. Also referred to as the "Concentration of Care Index". |
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Hernia Repair
Surgical repair of a hernia (i.e., protrusion of underlying tissue through a weakness in a muscular wall (usually of the lower abdomen)). Defined using ICD-9-CM procedure codes 5300, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5316, 5317, 532... |
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Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
A nerve infection that is caused by reactivation of the virus causing chicken pox and that is characterized by painful skin rash. |
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HGLM
See Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling (HGLM) . |
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Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling (HGLM)
Hierarchical generalized linear models (HGLM) are used to model hierarchical data structures in which the distribution of the dependent variables is not normal. |
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High Birth Weight
Any infant who weighs between 4,001 and 9,000 grams as recorded at birth (Brownell et al., 2010). In Heaman et al. (2012), a baby is considered to have a high birth weight if the weight is greater than 4,500 grams. |
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High Birth Weight Rate
The number of live born babies with a birth weight of more than 4000 grams divided by the total number of live born babies, within the same time period. |
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High Fidelity Teachers
Teachers in the PAX Exposed group who reported that they: had created a PAX vision for their classroom; and played the PAX game “1-2 times a day” or “3 or more times a day.” |
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