Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes: Summary of a Workshop Series (2015)
Chapter: B-- Acronyms
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ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
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ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
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ASPR |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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BRIC |
Boston Regional Intelligence Center |
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CARD |
Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CMOC |
Catastrophic Medical Operations Center |
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DNU |
“Do Not Use” |
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EHR |
electronic health record |
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EMS |
emergency medical services |
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EOC |
emergency operations center |
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ESAR-VHP |
Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals |
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ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FIMS |
Facility Information Management System |
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HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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HIT |
health information technology |
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HPP |
Hospital Preparedness Program |
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IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
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JPATS |
Joint Patient Assessment & Tracking System |
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MCHM |
Methylcyclohexanemethanol |
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MDH |
Minnesota Department of Health |
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MIC |
Medical Intelligence Center |
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MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
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NACCHO |
National Association of County and City Health Officials |
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NBEOC |
National Business Emergency Operations Center |
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NEN |
Neighborhood Empowerment Network |
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NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
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NHSPI |
National Health Security Preparedness Index |
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NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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NTL |
nurse triage line |
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OEMC |
Office of Emergency Management and Communication |
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ONC |
Office of the National Coordinator (HHS) |
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PHEP |
Public Health Emergency Preparedness |
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SETRAC |
SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council |
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UASI |
Urban Area Security Initiative |
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VOAD |
Volunteers Active in Disaster |
