Planning a WIC Research Agenda: Workshop Summary (2011)

Chapter: Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Planning a WIC Research Agenda: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13014.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

BMI body mass index

BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

EBT electronic benefit transfer

FITS Feeding Infant and Toddlers Study

IBCLC International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NWA National WIC Association

PCP Primary Healthcare Provider

PHC Primary Health Care

RCT randomized controlled trial

SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program

SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

SNAP-Ed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education

TREND Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomized Designs

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

WHO World Health Organization

WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

WIC-PC WIC Participants and Program Characteristics

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