Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report (2012)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ACE-Obesity |
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Obesity |
| APIS |
Alcohol Policy Information System |
| BMI |
body mass index |
| CATCH |
Coordinated Approach to Child Health |
| CCROPP |
Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program |
| CDC |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CLASS |
Classification of Laws Associated with School Students |
| CPPW |
Communities Putting Prevention to Work |
| FASEB |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
| FoodBEAMS |
Food and Beverage Environmental Analysis and Monitoring System |
| g |
gram |
| GIS |
geographic information system |
| GRP |
gross ratings point |
| HEAC |
Healthy Eating, Active Communities |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIA |
health impact assessment |
| HIA-CLIC |
Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center |
| IOW |
Institute of Medicine |
| IOTF |
International Obesity Task Force |
| LHC |
Leadership for Healthy Communities |
| MET |
metabolic equivalent of the task |
| NASBE |
National Association of State Boards of Education |
| NCCOR |
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research |
| NEMS |
Nutrition Environment Measures Survey |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| PA |
physical activity |
| PANES |
Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale |
| PAPRN |
Physical Activity Policy Research Network |
| PE |
physical education |
| PLU |
price lookup code |
| PSA |
public service announcement |
| RWJF |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| UPC |
universal product code |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WWT |
Working Well Trial |
