Acronyms Used in the Cancer Screening Change Packages

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This page provides a list of acronyms used in the Cancer Screening Change Packages.

A

  • AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians
  • AAPC: American Academy of Professional Coders
  • ACCC: Association of Community Cancer Centers
  • ACCION: Against Colorectal Cancer in Our Neighborhoods
  • ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • ACR: American College of Radiology
  • ACS: American Cancer Society
  • AGA: American Gastroenterological Association
  • AHA: American Hospital Association
  • AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • AICAF: American Indian Cancer Foundation
  • AICF: American-Italian Cancer Foundation
  • AMA: American Medical Association
  • ASCCP: American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
  • ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • ASHA: American Sexual Health Association
  • ATSDR: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

B

  • BMC: Boston Medical Center
  • BU: Boston University

C

  • CARES: Cancer Alliance to Reignite and Enhance Screening
  • CCCNP: Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
  • CCSPSC: Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in South Carolina
  • CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CHR: Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente
  • CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • CORE: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
  • CPCRN: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

E

  • EBCCP: Evidence-based cancer control programs
  • EHR: Electronic health record

F

  • FCC: Federal Communications Commission
  • FDA: Food and Drug Administration, United States
  • FIT: Fecal immunochemical test
  • FoCaS: Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project, The

G

  • Georgia CORE: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
  • GW: George Washington University, The

H

  • HCNNY: Health Center Network of New York
  • HHS: Health and Human Services, United States Department of
  • HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration, United States

I

  • IHPR: Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health San Antonio
  • IOM: Institute of Medicine

K

  • KFF: Kaiser Family Foundation

L

  • LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

N

  • NACDD: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
  • NACHC: National Association of Community Health Centers
  • NBCCEDP: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
  • NCCC: National Cervical Cancer Coalition
  • NCCRT: National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
  • NCDHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • NCI: National Cancer Institute
  • NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
  • NCUIH: National Council on Urban Indian Health
  • NHCRCSP: New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
  • NIH: National Institutes of Health
  • NIHB: National Indian Health Board
  • NQF: National Quality Forum
  • NYU: New York University

O

  • ODPHP: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • ONC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, The

P

  • PHC: Partnership HealthPlan of California
  • PHI: Public Health Institute

R

  • RWJF: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

S

  • SAHIE: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
  • SFHP: San Francisco Health Plan
  • SOS: Smart Options for Screening

U

  • U of L: University of Louisville
  • U of M CARES: University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
  • UCI: University of California, Irvine
  • UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles
  • UCSF: University of California, San Francisco
  • UDS: Uniform Data System
  • UNM: University of New Mexico
  • UIHI: Urban Indian Health Institute
  • USPSTF: United States Preventive Services Task Force
  • UT: University of Texas
  • UW: University of Wisconsin
  • UW PHI: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

W

  • WHO: World Health Organization
  • WPSI: Women's Preventive Services Initiative