ASTE
Association of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BDDD
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NCEH
BLLRS
Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEH
Center for Environmental Health
CVS
chorionic villus sampling
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DOE
Department of Energy
DPP
Disabilities Prevention Program, NCEH
EHHE
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH
EHLS
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, NCEH
EMS
eosinophilia myalgia syndrome
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPO
Epidemiology Program Office, CDC
ERC
Emergency Response Coordination
ETS
environmental tobacco smoke
FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
HHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban
Development IOM
Institute of Medicine
JAMA
Journal of the American Medical
Association ME/C
medical examiner or coroner
MMWR
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
MTBE
methyl tertiary butyl ether
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NCCDPHP
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
NCEH
National Center for Environmental Health
NCEHIC
National Center for Environmental
Health and Injury Control, CDC
NCEP
National Cholesterol Education Program
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
NCIPC
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control
NICHHD
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, NIH
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Surveys (an ongoing series)
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
NPS
National Park Service
OSH
Office on Smoking and Health, CCDPHP
PAH
polyaromatic hydrocarbon
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization
PAMM
Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition
PHS
Public Health Service
QA
quality assurance
QC
quality control
SBAA
Spina Bifida Association of America
TBA
tertiary butyl alcohol
TCDD
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TOS
toxic oil syndrome
UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fun
VA
Veterans Administration
VLBW
very low birth weight
VOC
volatile organic compound
VSP
Vessel Sanitation Program
WHO
World Health Organization
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