| AAHP |
American Association of Health Plans |
| ACHP |
Alliance of Community Health Plans |
| AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
| ATPM |
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CIOs |
Centers, Institute and Offices at CDC |
| CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DPRAM |
Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods at CDC |
| EnPOWER |
Encouraging Prevention in Older Women |
| EPO |
Epidemiology Program Office at CDC |
| HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration HRSA Health Resources and Services
Administration |
| IDEAL |
Improving Diabetes care through Empowerment and Active collaboration
and Leadership |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| MMR |
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (vaccine) |
| NCCDPHP |
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at
CDC |
| NCEH |
National Center for Environmental Health at CDC |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics at CDC |
| NCHSTP |
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention at CDC |
| NCID |
National Center for Infectious Diseases at CDC |
| NCIPC |
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at CDC |
| OD |
Office of the Director at CDC |
| OHCP |
Office of HealthCare Partnerships at CDC |
| OMH DHHS |
Office of Minority Health MCO managed care organization |
| MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NIP |
National Immunization Program at CDC |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at CDC |
| OPTIONS |
Outreach Partnerships Towards Implementation of Non-Invasive Screening
Trial |
| PHPPO |
Public Health Practice Program Office |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| STD |
sexually transmitted diseases |
| TB |
tuberculosis |
| UCLA |
University of California at Los Angeles |
