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PHC
acronym for Primary Health Care (PHC) |
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PHIN
acronym for Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN) |
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PHIS
acronym for Population Health Information System (PHIS) |
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PHNs
acronym for Public Health Nurses (PHNs) |
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PHRDR
This is an acronym for the term Population Health Research Data Repository. For more information see the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository (Repository) glossary term. |
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PHRU
acronym for Population Health Research Unit (PHRU) |
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Physical Activity
Any activity that increases the heart rate. Physical activity is measured as KKD: Kilocalories expended/Kilogram of body weight/Day. According to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), a value of 3 or more is "active" (the equivalent to walking appr... |
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Physical Activity - Leisure and Travel - (CCHS Survey Data)
Physical activity levels during leisure and travel-related physical activity is a derived variable for survey participants based on their average daily energy expenditure values (kcal/kg/day) calculated from a series of questions on physical activity. It ... |
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Physical Activity - Occupational - (CCHS Survey Data)
In the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), physical activity levels during occupational activities is a derived variable for survey participants based on their average daily energy expenditure values (kcal/kg/day) calculated from participants usual d... |
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Physical Activity Index
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) respondents are classified as active, moderately active or inactive based on an index of average daily physical activity over the past 3 months. For each physical activity engaged in by the respondent, an average da... |
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Physical Education Trends in Manitoba High Schools
Prior to September 2008, all Manitoba grade 9 and 10 students were required to take Physical Education (PE) classes in order to graduate high school, representing 50% health and 50% physical education. Students could also take optional PE credits beyond t... |
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Physical Functioning
The physical functioning scale is a summary measure from the SF-36 questionnaire, indicating a person's ability to perform a variety of physical tasks from dressing and bathing, to walking one block, to vigorous exercise. The physical functioning scale is... |
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Physical Health and Well-Being - Early Development Instrument (EDI) Domain
A set of 13 items on the EDI used to assess a kindergarten child's readiness for school in terms of their "physical readiness for school day, physical independence, gross and fine motor skills" and other similar characteristics. |
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Physician Access
The proportion of the population with at least one Ambulatory Visit to a physician in a one-year period. |
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Physician Assistant
In Manitoba, a Physician Assistant is "a health care professional, licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner" (Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEP), University of Manitoba web site - accessed October 5... |
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Physician Availability
An indicator measuring the availability of physicians within Physician Service Areas (PSA). It is defined as the number (or full-time equivalent number) of physicians living in an area per 1000 residents. |
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Physician Billings
See Physician Claims glossary term. |
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Physician Characteristics
Physician profiling is valuable in contributing to an understanding of the role of the primary care physician. Profiling involves analyses of several key physician characteristics, including: age, gender, patient recall rate, average number of patients se... |
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Physician Claims
Also called physician billing claims or medical claims, physician claims data are stored in the Medical Services Database and contain information about ambulatory services: physician service information (which identify provider), type of service provided,... |
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Physician Claims Exclusions
Claims for oral surgery, dental, periodontal contacts, and prenatal visits, as well as services provided by chiropractors and optometrists are excluded from analysis. |
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