WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific Assessment (1996)
Chapter: Acronyms
Acronyms
ACOG
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
BMI
body mass index
CDC
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CES-D
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
CN-AAP
Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics
CNS
central nervous system
CP
cerebral palsy
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CSFII
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes of Individuals
FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome
FCS
Food Consumer Service
FFQ
food frequency questionnaire
FNS
Food and Nutrition Service
FTT
failure to thrive
FY
fiscal year
GAO
U.S. Government Accounting Office
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
IBW
ideal body weight
IgE
immunoglobulin E
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IQ
intelligent quotient
JRA
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
LBW
low birth weight
LHC
low head circumference
LGA
large for gestational age
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NHANES I-III
National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
NLSY
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
NMIHS
National Maternal and Infant Health Survey
NTD
neural tube defects
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
PC92
1992 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics
PedNSS
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
PEM
protein energy malnutrition
PKU
phenylketonuria
PNSS
Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
PRAMS
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowance
SGA
small for gestational age
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
WIC
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
