| CANFIT | Communities, Adolescents, Nutrition, and Fitness |
| FRAC | Food Research and Action Center |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| NHB | non-Hispanic black |
| NHW | non-Hispanic white |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| PHFE | Public Health Foundation Enterprises |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| We Can! | Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |