For the Public's Health: Revitalizing Law and Policy to Meet New Challenges (2011)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
| ACA | Affordable Care Act, 2010 |
| ACO | accountable-care organizations |
| AHR | America’s Health Rankings |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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| BAC | Blood Alochol Contents |
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| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
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| EHR | electronic health record |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPHS | Essential Public Health Services |
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| FOIL | Freedom of Information Law |
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| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GASB | Government Accounting Standards Board |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
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| HALE | health-adjusted life expectancy |
| HALY | health-adjusted life year |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
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| HIA | health impact assessment |
| HIAP | Health In All Policies |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
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| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
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| NACCHO | National Association of County and City Health Officials |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NPHPPHC | National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council |
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| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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| PHAB | Public Health Acceditation Board |
| PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010 |
