About Us

10 years of Public Health Genomics at CDC
1997-2007

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BRFSS

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

BGD

Beyond Gene Discovery

CIO

Center, Institute, or Office

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CGPH

Center for Genomics and Public Health

CoCHP

Coordinating Center for Health Promotion

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

ELSI

Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues

EGAPP™

Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention

HuGE

Human Genome Epidemiology

HuGENet^TM

Human Genome Epidemiology Network

MMWR

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NCBDDD

National Center for Birth Defects and Development Disabilities

NCCDPHP

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

NCEH

National Center for Environmental Health

NCHS

National Center for Health Statistics

NCHHSTP

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

NCHPEG

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics

NHIS

National Health Interview Survey

NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHGRI

National Human Genome Research Institute

NIOSH

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

NIH

National Institutes of Health

OPHG

Office of Public Health Genomics

PHI

Public Health Investigations

RFA

Request For Applications

SAGE

Stakeholders’ Advisory Group on EGAPP™

WISEWOMAN

Well–Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation