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Cancer
Incidence and Prevalence in the Manitoba Regional Health Authorities
This report is the
culmination of work undertaken by the Epidemiology
Unit of Manitoba Health and the Department of Preventive
Oncology and Epidemiology of the Manitoba Cancer Treatment and
Research Foundation. It provides information on the number
and rate of incident (1990-96) and prevalent (1996) cancer cases
in each Regional Health Authority (RHA).
April 1998 | 55 pages | 268 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Diabetes:
A Manitoba Strategy
see also: Diabetes
publications
"This document is
the response of more than 1,000 Manitobans to the challenge of
providing a strategic plan that will reduce the number of cases
of diabetes and its devastating effects...and forge strong,
long-lasting partnerships that will affect diabetes prevention,
education, care, research and support in Manitoba."
1998 | 96 pages | 1.8 Mb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Discussion
Paper for the Development of a Provincial Sexually Transmitted
Diseases Control Strategy
The purpose of a
provincial sexually transmitted disease (STD) control strategy
is to provide provincial leadership to government, regional
health authorities, and community groups in the prevention of
the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. By committing
to provincial goals and using appropriate strategies to address
the needs of vulnerable populations, STD control and prevention
programs can reduce the burden of STD morbidity in Manitoba.
June 2000 | 36 pages | 154 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Drinking
Water Advisory Committee Report
Public health officials
across the country have been stimulated to review their own water
programs, particularly with respect to the identification of bacterial
contamination and appropriate follow-up action. On June 9, 2000,
the Drinking Water Advisory Committee was established by the Ministers
of Health and Conservation to conduct a review-audit of the reporting
and follow-up procedures for bacterial testing of all water systems in
Manitoba.
November 2000 | 38 pages
Audience: Health care professionals, General public
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Environmental
Tobacco Smoke: What Manitobans Said
"Based on the information obtained through the
public consultation process, the All-Party Task Force on
Environmental Tobacco Smoke is recommending that the provincial
government enact legislation calling for a complete ban of
smoking in all enclosed public and indoor workplaces where the
provincial government has clear jurisdiction, to come into
effect October 1, 2004, and that a public education campaign
precede the implementation date."
November 2003
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Epidemiologic
Projections of Diabetes and its Complications: "Forecasting
the Coming Storm"
This report's objective is to describe a model for predicting the future prevalence of
diabetes and its complications, and use it to predict the
future shape and magnitude of the diabetes epidemic.
1999 | 53 pages | 144 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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The
Health of Manitoba’s Métis Population and their Utilization of
Medical Services: A Pilot Study
This pilot study examined
the feasibility of linking a sample of the Manitoba Métis
Federation (MMF) membership list to Manitoba Health and CancerCare
Manitoba databases and to use the resulting linked records to
provide estimates of the health status of the Manitoba’s Métis
population and their utilization of medical services.
May 2002 | 39 pages | 165 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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The
Increasing Cancer Burden: Manitoba Cancer Projections
1999-2025
This report describes the
initial methodology and results from the ongoing work on projecting
cancer incidence and prevalence in Manitoba to the year 2025.
Data from CancerCare Manitoba’s cancer registry and Manitoba
Health’s hospital and population registry files were used for the
projections.
June 2001 | 97 pages | 345 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Influenza
in Manitoba: 1999/2000 Season
The purpose of this report is to assist in planning, analyzing and
implementing influenza prevention programs to progress towards meeting
regional, provincial and national goals.
For related documents: Communicable
Disease Control Unit
January 2001 | 30 pages | 281 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Manitoba
Perinatal Surveillance Report 1989-1998
This surveillance report continues to use a conceptual framework
that identifies four key areas influencing perinatal health; that
is, maternal health, maternal care, newborn care and infant
care. Within that context, various aspects of perinatal health
and care practices are described from a provincial perspective for
the period from 1989 to 1998.
November 2000 | 112 pages | 743 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals |
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Manitoba
Perinatal Surveillance Report 1985-1996
This surveillance report identifies four key areas influencing
perinatal health: maternal health, maternal care, newborn care
and infant care. Various aspects of perinatal health and care
practices are described from a provincial perspective for the period
from 1985 to 1996.
March 1999 | 82 pages
Audience: Health care professionals |
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Preparing for Pandemic
Influenza in Manitoba
This is a summary document that highlights: key facts about pandemic
influenza, public health preparedness activities in Manitoba, and how
a public health response to pandemic influenza will be handled in
Manitoba. The goal of this document is to provide information to the
public about pandemic influenza, how public health is preparing, and
how individuals and families can prepare themselves.
October 2005 | 29 pages | 674 KB
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Public Health Nursing
Offices: Rural Directory
This directory is designed to identify and locate the Public
Health service providers to all communities, First Nations and
Hutterite colonies in Manitoba. The directory is compiled
and maintained by the Public Health Branch of Manitoba Health,
with information and support provided by the Regional Health
Authorities.
June 2001 | 57 pages | 303 Kb
Audience: General public
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Public Health Nursing
Offices: Winnipeg Directory
This directory is designed to identify and locate the Public
Health service providers in the city of Winnipeg. The
directory is compiled and maintained by the Public Health Branch
of Manitoba Health.
August 2000 | 2 pages
Audience: General public
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The
Winnipeg Injection Drug Epidemiology (W.I.D.E.) Study
The Winnipeg Injection Drug
Epidemiology (WIDE) Study is a cross-sectional survey of injection
drug users (IDU) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, conducted in 1998. The study
involved a screening questionnaire to identify persons with a history
of injection drug use, and an in-depth interview and HIV test for
consenting participants.
December 1999 | 54 pages | 108 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals
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Achieving
Accountability
The purpose of this discussion document is to define
accountability relationships within Manitoba's health care
system.
August 1999 | 9 pages | 528 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals, general public
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Community Health
Needs Assessment Guidelines
A community health needs assessment is a dynamic ongoing
process undertaken to identify the strengths and needs of the
community, enable the community-wide establishment of health
priorities, and facilitate collaborative action planning
directed at improving community health status and quality of
life. This guide sets out a process that regions should
use.
February 1997 | 22 pages
Audience: Regional Health
Authorities, General Public
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Core Health
Services in Manitoba
Core health services include the full range of health
services now funded by Manitoba Health and to which all
Manitobans must have access. This document provides information
about these core health services.
February 1997 | 36 pages
Audience: Regional Health
Authorities, General Public
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Including
Gender in Health Planning: A Guide for Regional Health
Authorities
This tool has been developed by the Prairie Women's Health
Centre of Excellence with funding and assistance from Manitoba
Health, to assist Regional Health Authorities to include gender
in their upcoming Community Health Assessments. The Guide is
also being used to promote gender and health planning in
Manitoba Health.
May 2003 | 25 pages
Audience: Health care professionals
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A Planning
Framework to Promote, Preserve and Protect the Health of Manitobans
The challenge facing Manitoba's health system, as in other
provinces, is to preserve the principles of the Canada Health
Act, in the face of increasing costs, increasing demand for
health services, and constrained financial resources.
February 1997 | 22 pages
Audience: Regional Health
Authorities, General Public
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Provincial
Health Indicators
These indicators were developed for Manitoba Health and the
Regional Health Authorities to assure standardized data
reporting and allow tracking of important health issues.
They will assist the RHAs in describing the health
status of their population in the annual report submitted to
Manitoba Health.
August 1999 | 50 pages | 118 Kb
Audience: Regional Health Authorities
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Regional Health
Authorities Board Members Nomination Information
Revised December 2002 | 3 pages | 437 Kb
Audience: Regional Health Authorities
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The Role of
the Public Health Nurse Within the Regional Health Authority
This document describes the role of public health nursing
within Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities.
October 1998 | 20 pages | 189 Kb
Audience: Health care professionals, general public
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Annual
Report
The Annual Report is organized in accordance with the
Department of Health appropriation structure, as set out in the
Main Estimates of Expenditure of the Province of Manitoba for
the fiscal year ending March 31, each year. It provides
information on the Department and the Manitoba
Health Services Insurance Plan.
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Annual
Statistics
The Annual Statistics provides material descriptive of the
population of Manitoba. It includes statistics on the
operation of Health Programs and utilization of hospital,
medical, chiropractic, optometric, oral surgery, Pharmacare, and
long term care services by Manitoba residents.
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Health Care Directive (Living Will)
As a Manitoba citizen you have the right to accept or refuse
medical treatment at any time. The Health Care Directive
(or Living Will) allows you to express your wishes regarding the
amount and type of health care and treatment you wish to receive
in the event you become unable to speak or otherwise indicate
your wishes.
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Manitoba
Health Physician's Manual
The Manitoba Health Physician’s Manual is an integral part of the
negotiated contract between the Minister of Health and the Manitoba
Medical Association regarding compensation for fee-for-service
physicians.
Size: 5.3 MB | 387 pages | Released April 1, 2004
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Manitoba's Health Human Resource Plan:
A Report on Supply This report is intended to
address the current supply issues of health human resources in
Manitoba. It provides an update of the HHR supply and
initiatives in the province, and lays the foundation for future
HHR planning strategies with providers, employers and other
stakeholders in Manitoba.
Size: 1.5 MB |
26 pages | Released April 2006 |
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Pharmacare: A Program for Today and
Tomorrow This document identifies the key areas where action is
required to preserve Manitoba Pharmacare. Size: 2.3 MB |
10 pages | Released April 23, 2004
HTML version: www.gov.mb.ca/health/pharmacare/strategy.html |
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Population
Report
The population data shown in this report are
based on records of residents registered with Manitoba Health as
at June 1, each year. Data for the regions include population of
cities, towns, villages, rural municipalities, local government
districts, and unorganized territories.
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Report
of the Review and Implementation Committee for The Report of the
Manitoba Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest
"The work of this Committee was a response to an Inquest
Report into the tragic deaths of 12 infants in the pediatric
cardiac surgery program at the Health Sciences Centre in
1994."
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A
Strategy for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Manitoba
In this report, the Alzheimer Strategy Steering Group
recommends actions that are pivotal to developing Implementation
Strategies for the care of Manitobans with Alzheimer Disease and
related dementias and their families.
October 2002 | 55 pages | 304 Kb
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A
Study of the Service Needs of Pregnant Addicted Women in
Manitoba
By Caroline L. Tait
This is a policy research project funded by Manitoba Health and
conducted in cooperation with the Prairie
Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
June 2000 | 119 pages | 746 Kb
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Worklife
Task Force: Renewing Our Commitment to Nurses
The Minister of Health established the Worklife Task Force in
March 2000 as one component of a five-point plan to address
nursing issues. The mandate of the Task Force was to examine
issues that affect nurses’ working conditions and their
workplace environment.
June 2001 | 77 pages | 447 Kb
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