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