A
|
| AAP |
Asian American Pacific Islander |
| A/PIA |
Aleutian/Pribilof
Islands Association |
| AAMC |
Association
of American Medical Colleges |
| AANHS |
Alaska
Area Native Health Service |
| AAP |
American
Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPCC |
American
Association of Poison Control Centers |
| AAPP |
All
Alaska Pediatric Partnership |
| AASHTO |
American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ABADA |
Advisory
Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse |
| ABDR |
Alaska
Birth Defects Registry |
| ABLES |
Adult
Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance |
| ABVS |
Alaska
Bureau of Vital Statistics |
| ACAT |
Alaska
Community Action on Toxics |
| ACEMS |
Alaska
Council on Emergency Medical Services |
| ACF |
Administration
on Children and Families |
| ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ACoA |
Alaska
Commission on Aging |
| ACR |
Alaska
Cancer Registry |
| ACRH |
Alaska
Center for Rural Health |
| ACS |
American
Cancer Society |
| *ACT |
*Alaska
Children's Trust |
| ADA |
Alaska Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -
moved to Division
of Behavioral Health |
| ADA
(2) |
American
Dietetic Association |
| ADA
(3) |
Americans
with Disability Act |
| ADA
(4) |
American
Dental Association |
| ADA
(5) |
American
Diabetes Association |
| ADES |
Alaska
Division of Emergency Services |
| ADF&G |
Alaska
Department of Fish & Game |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADLs |
Activities of Daily Living |
| ADR |
Adverse Drug Reaction |
| ADVTP |
Alaska
Domestic Violence Training Project |
| AEC |
Agency Emergency Coordinator |
| AECC |
Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center |
| AELT |
Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Team |
| AERT |
Alaska Emergency Response Team |
| AFA |
Annual Funding Agreement |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (see ATAP) |
| AFHCAN |
Alaska
Federal Health Care Access Network |
| AFHCP |
Alaska
Federal Health Care Partnership |
| AFN |
Alaska
Federation of Natives |
| AFVPP |
Alaska
Family Violence Prevention Project |
| AHA |
American
Hospital Association |
| AHA
(2) |
American
Heart Association |
| AHCA |
American
Health Care Association |
| AHELP |
Alaska
Health Education Library Project |
| AHP |
Adolescent
Health Program |
| AHRQ |
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AHS |
American
Housing Survey |
| AI/AN |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AIPC |
Alaska
Injury Prevention Center |
| AITC |
Alaska
Inter-Tribal Council |
| AJJAC |
Alaska
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee |
| AKAHPERD |
Alaska
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance |
| AKLA |
Alaska
Library Association |
| AKPCA |
Alaska
Primary Care Association |
| ALA |
American
Lung Association |
| ALBHH |
Alaska
Longevity Bonus Hold Harmless |
| ALC |
Agency Logistics Center |
| ALPHA |
Alaska
Public Health Association |
| AMA |
American
Medical Association |
| AMAP |
Arctic
Monitoring & Assessment Program |
| AMC |
Air Mobility Command |
| AMHB |
Alaska
Mental Health Board |
| AMHTA |
Alaska
Mental Health Trust Authority |
| AMIMR |
Alaska
Maternal Infant Mortality Review |
| AN/AI |
Alaska Native and American Indians |
| ANCR |
Alaska Native Cancer Registry |
| ANEC |
Alaska
Native Epidemiology Center |
| ANHB |
Alaska
Native Health Board |
| ANMC |
Alaska
Native Medical Center |
| ANTHC |
Alaska
Native Tribal Health Consortium |
| AoA |
Administration
on Aging |
| AODM |
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
| APA |
Adult Public Assistance |
| APEX/PH |
Assessment
Protocol for Excellence in Public Health |
| APHIP |
Alaska
Public Health Improvement Process |
| APHIS |
Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| API |
Alaska
Psychiatric Institute |
| ARAC |
Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| ARANDAP |
Association of Rural Alaskan Drug and Alcohol Programs |
| ARBD |
Alcohol Related Birth Defects |
| ARC |
American
Red Cross |
| ARCS |
Alaska Rural Communication System |
| ARND |
Alcohol and Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder |
| ARO |
Anchorage Regional Office |
| *ARORA |
*Alaska
Recipient Outcome Research Application |
| ARS |
Agricultural
Research Service |
| ASAP |
Alcohol
Safety Action Program |
| ASCMHA |
Alaska Community Mental Health Services Association |
| ASH |
Assistant Secretary for Health |
| ASHNHA |
Alaska
State Hospital and Nursing Home Association |
| ASHP |
American
Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists |
| ASMA |
Alaska State Medical Association |
| ASNA |
Arctic
Slope Native Association |
| ASOII |
Annual
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses |
| ASPE |
Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| ASPH |
Association
of Schools of Public Health |
| ASPHL |
Alaska
State Public Health Laboratories |
| ASRC |
Arctic
Slope Regional Corporation |
| ASSE |
American
Society of Safety Engineers |
| ASSIST |
American
Stop Smoking Intervention Study |
| AST |
Alaska
State Troopers |
| ASTDD |
Association
of State and Territorial Dental Directors |
| ASTDHPPHE |
Association
of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public
Health Education |
| ASTHO |
Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| ASUTHC |
Anchorage Service Unit Tribal Health Council |
| ATA |
Assistive
Technologies of Alaska |
| ATAC |
Alaska
Telehealth Advisory Commission |
| ATAP |
Alaska
Temporary Assistance Program |
| ATCA |
Alaska
Tobacco Control Alliance |
| ATHC |
Alaska Tribal Health Compact |
| ATHD |
Association of Tribal Health Directors |
| ATPM |
Association
of Teachers of Preventative Medicine |
| ATR |
Alaska
Trauma Registry |
| ATSDR |
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| ATTI |
Alaska
Transition Training Initiative |
| AVCP |
Association
of Village Council Presidents |
| AWPH |
Association
for Worksite Health Promotion |
| AYI |
Alaska Youth Initiative - discontinued |
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|
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B
|
| BAC |
Blood Alcohol Concentration |
| BBNA |
Bristol
Bay Native Association |
| BEST |
Biomonitoring
of Environmental Status and Trends |
| BHPr |
Bureau
of Health Professions |
| BJS |
Bureau
of Justice Statistics |
| BLL |
Blood Lead Level |
| BLS |
Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
| BPHC |
Bureau
of Primary Health Care |
| BRFSS |
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| BRU |
Budget Request Unit |
| BVS |
Bureau
of Vital Statistics |
|
|
| |
C
|
| C/B |
Chemical/Biological |
| CAASA |
Community Action Against Substance Abuse |
| CAH |
Critical Access Hospital |
| CAHPS |
Consumer
Assessment of Health Plans Survey |
| CAMA |
Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance |
| CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
| CCDF |
Child Care Development Fund |
| CCP |
Casualty Collection Point |
| CCTHTAI |
Central
Council of Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska, Inc. |
| CCTHIT |
Central
Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes |
| CD |
Conduct Disorder |
| CD (2) |
Computer Disk |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDNP |
Chronic Disease Nutrition Program |
| CDRG |
Catastrophic Disaster Response Group |
| CDVSA |
Council
on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
| CEPPO |
Chemical
Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
| CFDA |
Catalogue
of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| CFOI |
Census
of Fatal Occupational Injuries |
| CFR |
Code
of Federal Regulations |
| CFSAN |
Center
For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
| CHA/P |
Community Health Aide/Practitioner |
| CHAP |
Community Health Aide Program |
| CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHEMS |
Community
Health and Emergency Medical Services |
| CHP |
Community Health Profile |
| CHU |
Children's Health Unit |
| CIMHP |
Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Plan |
| CIPR |
Cultural & Intellectual Property Rights |
| CISM |
Critical Incident Stress Management |
| CITC |
Cook
Inlet Tribal Council |
| CMC |
Children's Medical Care (Juvenile Justice) |
| CMC (2) |
Crisis Management Center |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center |
| CMI |
Chronical Mental Illness |
| CMS |
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (USDHHS) |
| CNS |
Central Nervous System |
| COMPASS |
Community Partnership for Access Solutions
and Success |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPHP |
Center for Public Health Practice |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPS |
Current Population Survey |
| CPSC |
Consumer
Product Safety Commission |
| CRC |
Colorectal Cancer |
| CREES |
Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| CRNA |
Copper
River Native Association |
| CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSED |
Child Support Enforcement Division |
| CSFII |
Continuing
Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals |
| CSHCN |
Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CSN |
Children with Special Needs |
| CSTE |
Council
of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
|
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D
|
| DALO |
Disaster Area Liaison Officer |
| DALYs |
Disability-Adjusted life years |
| DAS |
Division
of Administrative Services |
| DASH |
Division
of Adolescent and School Health |
| DASHO |
Designated Agency Safety and Health
Official |
| DAWN |
Drug
Abuse Warning Network |
| DBH |
Division
of Behavioral Health |
| DCE |
Defense Coordinating Element |
| DCED |
(Alaska)
Department of Community and Economic Development |
| DCO |
Defense Coordinating Officer |
| DEC |
(Alaska)
Department of Environmental Conservation |
| DEED |
(Alaska)
Department of Education and Early Development |
| DECS |
Designated Evaluation and Crisis Stabilization |
| DEST |
Domestic Emergency Support Team |
| DET |
Designated Evaluation & Treatment |
| DEU |
Data & Evaluation Unit - products moved to Resources
& Planning Materials |
| DFO |
Disaster Field Office |
| DFC |
Disaster Field Command |
| DFYS |
(Alaska) Division of Family and Youth Services -
moved to Office
of Children's Services |
| DHSS |
(Alaska)
Department of Health and Social Services |
| DHHS |
(US)
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DISC |
Disaster Information Systems Clearinghouse |
| DIS |
Division
of Information Services |
| DJJ |
(Alaska)
Division of Juvenile Justice |
| DKC |
Denali
Kid Care (SCHIP, Federal Title XXI) |
| DLA |
Defense Logistics Agency |
| DM |
Diabetes Mellitus |
| DMA |
Division
of Medical Assistance |
| DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
| DMHDD |
(Alaska) Division of Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities - moved to the Division
of Behavioral Health |
| DMORT |
Disaster Mortuary Team |
| DMVA |
Department
of Military and Veteran's Affairs |
| DMVA/DES |
Department
of Military and Veterans Affairs/Division of Emergency Services |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DNA (2) |
Data Not Analyzed |
| DOC |
(Alaska)
Department of Corrections |
| DOD |
Department
of Defense |
| DOE |
(U.S.)
Department of Education |
| DOJ |
Department
of Justice |
| DOL |
(Alaska)
Department of Labor |
| DOMS |
Department of Military Support |
| DOT |
Directly Observed Therapy |
| DOT&PF |
(Alaska)
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities |
| DPA |
(Alaska)
Division of Public Assistance |
| DPH |
(Alaska)
Division of Public Health |
| DQIP |
Diabetes
Quality Improvement Project |
| DRM |
Disaster Recovery Manager |
| DRSF |
Disaster Response Support Facilities |
| DSH |
Disproportionate Share Hospital |
| DSO |
Disaster Safety Officer |
| DSS |
Decision Support System |
| DSU |
Data Statistically Unreliable |
| DTaP |
Diptheria-Tetanus-Pertussis |
| DTBE |
Division
of Tuberculosis Elimination |
| DUI |
Driving "Under the Influence" |
| DUR |
Drug Utilization Review |
| DVD |
Digital Video Disk |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
| DX |
Diagnosis |
|
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E
|
| EAP |
Energy Assistance Program |
| EAP (2) |
Employee Assistance Plan |
| EAT |
Eastern
Aleutian Tribes |
| EBT |
Electronic Benefit Transfer |
| EC |
Emergency Coordinator |
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EH |
Environmental Health |
| EHDI |
(State-based)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Network |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| *EI/LP |
*Early
Intervention Services/Infant Learning Program - relocated
to Office of Children's Services (ILP) |
| EIA |
Energy
Information Administration |
| EICC |
Emergency Information and Coordination Center |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| EIS (2) |
Eligibility Information System |
| EM |
Emergency Management |
| EMRT |
Emergency Medical Response Team |
| EMS |
Emergency
Medical Services |
| EMSC |
Emergency
Medical Services for Children |
| EMT |
Emergency Medical Technician |
| EMT (2) |
Emergency Management Team |
| EMTALA |
Emergency
Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
| ENT |
Ear, Nose & Throat |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EPCRA |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
| EPI |
Epidemiology |
| EPO |
Epidemiology Program Office |
| EPSDT |
Early
and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| ERL |
Environmental Research Laboratory |
| ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
| ERT (2) |
Environmental Response Team |
| ERT-A |
Emergency Response Team - Advance Element |
| ERT-N |
National Emergency Response Team |
| ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
| ESFLG |
Emergency Support Function Leaders Group |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| EST |
Emergency Support Team |
| ETT |
Emergency Trauma Technician |
|
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F
|
| FAE |
Fetal Alcohol Effects |
| FANR |
Food
Assistance and Nutrition Research |
| FARS |
Fatality
Analysis Reporting System |
| FARS |
Fatal
Accident Reporting System |
| FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FASD |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder |
| FBI |
Federal
Bureau of Investigation |
| FCC |
Federal
Communications Commission |
| FCC (2) |
Federal Coordinating Center |
| FCO |
Federal Coordinating Officer |
| FDA |
Food
and Drug Administration |
| FEMA |
Federal
Emergency Management Agency |
| FESC |
Federal Emergency Support Coordinator |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FORSCOM |
Forces Command |
| FPA |
Family Participation Amount |
| FPL |
Federal
Poverty Level |
| FQHC |
Federally
Qualified Health Center |
| FR |
Federal
Register |
| FREP |
Federal
Radiological Emergency Response Plan |
| FRMAC |
Federal
Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center |
| FRP |
Federal
Response Plan |
| FS |
Food
Stamps |
| FSIS |
Food
Safety and Inspection Service |
| FSS |
Food Safety Survey |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
|
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G
|
| GAO |
General
Accounting Office |
| GCDSE |
Governor's
Council on Disabilities and Special Education |
| GED |
General Educational Development |
| GIS |
Geographical
Information System |
| GPMRC |
Global
Patient Movement Requirements Center |
| GPRA |
Government
Performance and Results Act |
| GPS |
Global
Positioning System |
| GRA |
General
Relief Assistance |
| GRM |
General
Relief Medical |
|
|
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H
|
| HAART |
Highly
Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
| HAIL |
Healthy Alaskans Information Line |
| HALYs |
Health-Adjusted Life Years |
| HAN |
Health Area Network |
| HAP |
Heating
Assistance Program |
| HAP(2) |
Healthy
Alaskans Program |
| HAV |
Hepatitis
A Virus |
| HBV |
Hepatitis
B Virus |
| HCBS |
Home and Community-Based Service |
| *HCFA |
*Health
Care Financing Administration (discontinued) |
| HCP |
Health Care Provider |
| HCP/CSN |
Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs |
| HCPP |
Health Care Prepayment Plan |
| HCUP |
Healthcare
Cost Utilization Project |
| HCV |
Hepatitis
C Virus |
| HDDS |
Hospital Discharge Data Set |
| HDL |
High
Density Lipoprotein |
| HEDIS |
Health
Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HEI |
Healthy
Eating Index |
| HHA |
Home Health Agency |
| HHS |
Health
and Human Services (U.S.) |
| HIFA |
Health Insurance Financing Administration |
| HIO |
Health Insurance Organization |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act |
| HIPP |
Health Improvement Planning Project |
| HIPP (2) |
Health Insurance Premium Payment (Medicaid) |
| HIS |
Hospital Information Systems |
| HISS |
Health Information and Systems Support |
| HIV |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HPSA |
Health Professional Shortage Area |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HQAMC |
Headquarters
Air Mobility Command |
| HRQOL |
Health-Related
Quality of Life |
| HRSA |
Health
Resources and Services Administration |
| HSIS |
Health
Sciences Information Services (Alaska) |
| HSS |
Health
and Social Services (Alaska) |
|
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I
|
| I&R |
Information and Referral Line |
| IHS |
Indian
Health Service |
| IA |
Inter-Agency |
| IAQ |
Indoor
Air Quality |
| ICA |
International
Communication Association |
| ICARIS |
Injury
Control and Risk Survey |
| ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
| ICD |
International
Classification of Diseases |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICF/MR |
Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded |
| ICHC |
Institutional Community Health Care (Corrections) |
| ICIDH-2 |
International
Classifications of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps |
| ICPD |
International
Conference on Population and Development |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| ICS (2) |
Internal Communications System |
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| ILP |
Infant
Learning Program |
| IPV |
Intimate Partner Violence |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IRIS |
Integrated
Risk Information System |
| IRMO |
Information
Resources Management Office |
| IRR |
Initial Response Resources |
| IRT |
Initial Response Team |
| ISDEA |
Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act |
| ISER |
Institute
for Social and Economic Research (University of Alaska) |
| IST |
Incident Support Team |
| IST-A |
Incident Support Team - Advance Element |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| IUD |
Intrauterine Device |
|
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J
|
| J-4/JCS |
Medical
Readiness Division, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| JAMA |
Journal
of the American Medical Association |
| JCAHO |
Joint
Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JIC |
Joint Information Center |
| JJDP |
Office
of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention |
| JOC |
Joint Operations Center |
| JPMT |
Joint Patient Movement Team |
| JPO |
Juvenile Probation Officer |
| JRMPO |
Joint Regional Medical Planning Office |
| JTF |
Joint Task Force |
| JTPA |
Job
Training Partnership Act |
|
|
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K
|
| KANA |
Kodiac
Area Native Association |
| KICTCH |
Ketchikan
Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic |
|
|
| |
L
|
| LBW |
Low Birth Weight |
| LDL |
Low Density Lipoproteing |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
| LFA |
Lead Federal Agency |
| LI |
Low Income |
| LIHEAP |
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
| LIMS |
Logistics Information Management System |
| LPH |
Local Public Health |
| LPN |
Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
|
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M
|
| MA |
Mission Assignment |
| MAC |
Mission Assignment Controller |
| MAPP |
Mobilizing
for Action through Planning & Partnership - a web based
tool |
| MASF |
Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility |
| MCAC |
Medicaid Care Advisory Committee |
| MCC |
Movement Coordination Center |
| MCFH |
*Maternal Child & Family Health |
| MCH |
*Maternal and Child Health |
| MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Level |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
| MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
| MEPS |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MERRT |
Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team |
| MERS |
Mobile Emergency Response Support |
| MHC |
Mental Health Center |
| MHC (2) |
Migrant Health Center |
| *MHDD |
*Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities -
now Division
of Behavioral Health |
| MHSIP |
Mental
Health Statistics Improvement Program |
| MHTA |
Mental
Health Trust Authority |
| MHTAAR |
Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts |
| MIMR |
Maternal & Infant Mortality Review Program |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MMIS |
Medicaid Management Information System |
| MMWR |
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MOA |
Municipality
of Anchorage |
| MOA (2) |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOC |
Mobile
Emergency Response Support (MERS) Operations Center |
| MOE |
Maintenance of Effort |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSCA |
Military Support to Civilian Authority |
| MSIS |
Medicaid
Statistical Information System |
| MSTC |
Mount
Sanford Tribal Consortium |
| *MSU |
*Medicaid Services Unit (no longer exists) |
| MUA |
Medically Underserved Area |
| MUC |
Medically Underserved Community |
| MYC |
McLaughlin
Youth Center |
|
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N
|
| NA |
Not Applicable |
| NAAQS |
National
Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NACCHO |
National
Association of City and County Health Officials |
| NAEPP |
National
Asthma Education and Prevention Program |
| NAHASDA |
Native
American Housing and Self Determination Act |
| NAICS |
North
American Industrial Classification System |
| NALBOH |
National
Association of Local Boards of Health |
| NAMI-AK |
National
Alliance for the Mentally Il - Alaska |
| NBDPN |
National
Birth Defects Prevention Network |
| NBS |
Newborn Screening |
| NCANDS |
National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data System |
| NCAST |
Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training |
| NCC |
National Coordinating Council |
| NCCDPHP |
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| NCD |
National Coverage Determination |
| NCEH |
National
Center for Environmental Health |
| NCEP |
National
Cholesterol Education Program |
| NCHS |
National
Center for Health Statistics |
| NCHSTP |
National
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention |
| NCI |
National
Cancer Institute |
| NCID |
National
Center for Infectious Diseases |
| NCIPC |
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control |
| NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
| NDMS |
National
Disaster Medical System |
| NEC |
Not Elsewhere Classified |
| NECC |
National Emergency Coordination Center |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NGA |
Notification of Grant Award |
| NGB |
National
Guard Bureau |
| NHANES |
National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHDS |
National
Hospital Discharge Survey |
| NHIC |
National
Health Information Center |
| NHIS |
National
Health Interview Survey |
| NHSDA |
National Health Survey on Drug Abuse |
| NHTSA |
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (U.S.) |
| NICC |
National
Interagency Coordination Center |
| NICHSR |
National
Center for Health Services Research |
| NIHL |
Noise Induced Hearing Loss |
| NIMH |
National Institute
of Mental Health |
| NIOSH |
National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| NIP |
National Immunization
Program |
| NLN |
National
League for Nursing |
| NOEL |
No Observable Effect Level |
| NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
| NPHPSP |
National
Public Health Performance Standards Program |
| NPS |
National
Park Service |
| NPS
(2) |
National
Pharmaceutical Stockpile |
| NRC |
National
Response Center |
| NRC
(2) |
Nuclear
Regulatory Commission |
| NRO |
Northern Regional Office |
| NRT |
National
Response Team |
| NRT (2) |
Nicotine Replacement Therapy |
| NS/EP |
National
Security/Emergency Preparedness |
| NSAIDs |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
| NSB |
North
Slope Borough |
| NSC |
National
Security Council |
| NSF |
National Strike Force |
| NSF (2) |
Non-Sufficient Funds |
| NSFG |
National
Survey of Family Growth |
| NTD |
Neural Tube Defect |
| NTEC |
National
Tribal Environmental Council |
| NTIA |
National
Telecommunications and Information Administration |
| NVSS |
National
Vital Statistics System |
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O
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| OBRA'89 |
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 |
| OC |
Operations Center |
| OCHAMPUS |
Office
of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| OCS |
Office
of Children's Services |
| OEP |
Office
of Emergency Preparedness |
| OHSU |
Oregon
Health Sciences University |
| OIG |
Office
of the Inspector General |
| OMB |
Office
of Management and Budget |
| OPHL |
Oregon
Public Health Laboratory |
| OPHS |
Office
of Public Health and Science (U.S.) |
| OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine |
| OSC |
On-Scene Commander |
| OSC (2) |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| OSC (3) |
Operations Support Center |
| OSHA |
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration |
| OSTP |
Office
of Science and Technology Policy (U.S.) |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
| OTC |
Over the Counter |
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P
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| PA |
Physician's Assistant |
| PASARR |
Pre-admission Screening & Annual Resident Review |
| PASO |
Public Affairs Service Officer |
| PASS |
Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCC |
Poison Control Center |
| PCCM |
Primary Care Case Management |
PCII
|
Prenatal Care II Program (discontinued) |
| PCN |
Position Control Number< |
