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 |
