Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary (2016)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23445.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CACFP | Child and Adult Care Food Program |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| EBT | Electronic Benefits Transfer |
| ECE | early care and education |
| FITS | Nestlé Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study |
| HC2 | Healthy Caregivers–Healthy Children program |
| IFPS II | Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
| INSIGHT | Intervention Nurses Starting Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| NET-Works | Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthful Kids Study |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NRC | National Research Council |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23445.
| SLIMTIME | SLeeping and Intake Methods Taught to Infants and Mothers Early in Life Trial |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| STRIP | Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Babies |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23445.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23445.
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