|
| AAFP |
American
Academy of Family Physicians |
| AAP |
American
Academy of Pediatrics |
| ACIP |
Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices |
| AFDC |
Aid
to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFIX |
Assessment,
Feedback, Incentives, & Exchange |
| AHCPR |
Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research |
| AIDS |
Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AIPM |
Association
of Immunization Program Managers |
| AMA |
American
Medical Association |
| AOA |
American
Osteopathic Association |
| ASTHO |
Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| BPHC |
Bureau
of Primary Health Care |
| CASA |
Clinic
Assessment Software Application |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHIP |
Children's
Health Insurance Program |
| CHPS |
Center
for Health Policy Studies |
| CII |
(The
President's) Childhood Immunization Initiative |
| CIA |
Collaborative
Immunization Assessment (CIA) software |
| CMS |
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CNM |
Certified
Nurse Midwife |
| DA |
Direct
Assistance |
| DHHS |
Department
of Health and Human Services |
| DMD |
Data
Management Division (of NIP) |
| DT |
Diphtheria
and Tetanus Toxoids |
| DTaP |
Diphtheria
and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis
Vaccine |
| DTP |
Diphtheria,
Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine |
| DTP/Hib |
Diphtheria,
Tetanus, Pertussis, and Haemophilus influenzae
type B |
| E-IPV |
Enhanced-Inactivated
Polio Vaccine |
| EPSDT |
Early
and Periodic Screening Diagnostic, and
Treatment |
| ERISA |
Employee
Retirement Income Security Act |
| FA |
Financial
Assistance |
| FFP |
Federal
Financial Participation |
| FFS |
Fee-for-Service |
| FMAP |
Federal
Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FMO |
Financial
Management Office |
| FTE |
Full
Time Equivalent |
| FY |
Fiscal
Year |
| FQHC |
Federally
Qualified Health Center |
| GDSA |
Governor-Designated
Shortage Area |
| GSA |
General
Services Administration |
| Hep
B |
Hepatitis
B Vaccine |
| HBIG |
Hepatitis
B Immune Globulin |
| Hib |
Haemophilus
influenzae type B vaccine |
| HMO |
Health
Maintenance Organization |
| HRSA |
Health
Resources and Services Administration |
| IHS |
Indian
Health Services |
| LAN |
Local
Area Network |
| LMI |
Logistics
Management Institute |
| LQA |
Lot
Quality Assurance |
| MCH |
Maternal
and Child Health programs |
| M/R |
Measles
and Rubella Vaccine |
| MMR |
Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine |
| MOU |
Memorandum
of Understanding |
| MUA |
Medically
Underserved Area |
| NIP |
National
Immunization Program |
| NMA |
National
Medical Association |
| NP |
Nurse
Practitioner |
| NVPO |
National
Vaccine Program Office |
| OBRA |
Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act |
| OMB |
Office
of Management and Budget |
| OPV |
Oral
Polio Vaccine |
| PA |
Physician's
Assistant |
| PCCM |
Primary
Care Case Management Model |
| PHS |
Public
Health Service |
| PPO |
Preferred
Provider Organizations |
| PON |
Pocket
of Need |
| PSB |
Program
Support Branch (of NIP) |
| PTA |
Parent
Teacher Association |
| RHC |
Rural
Health Clinic |
| RFP |
Request
For Proposal |
| SCHIP |
State
Children’s Health Insurance program |
| SIIS |
State
Immunization Information System |
| Td |
Tetanus
and Diphtheria Toxoids |
| VFC |
Vaccines
for Children program |
| VACMAN |
VACcine
MANagement software |
| WIC |
Women,
Infants and Children program |
