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 |
