AAHE

Association for the Advancement of Health Education

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

ACCESS

Administration, Community, Curricula, Environment, School, Services

ACS

American Cancer Society

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

AFDC

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AFY

Advocates for Youth

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AMA

American Medical Association

ASFSA

American School Food Service Association

ASHA

American School Health Association

BOCES

Boards of Cooperative Educational Services

CAS

Children's Aid Society

CATCH

Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

CCSSO

Council of Chief State School Officers

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CIS

Cities in Schools

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CSHP

comprehensive school health program

DASH

Division of Adolescent and School Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DHHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

DOEd

U.S. Department of Education

EDC

Education Development Center

EPSDT

Early Periodic Screening, Detection, and Treatment

ESA

Educational Service Agency

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

ETR

Education, Training, and Research Associates

FRC

Family Resource Center

FY

fiscal year

FPL

federal poverty level

GAO

U.S. General Accounting Office

GAPS

Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services

Goals 2000

Educate America Act, 1994

Healthy People 2000

National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, U.S. Public Health Service, DHHS, 1991

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HMO

health maintenance organization

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S. Public Health Service)

ICSH

Interagency Committee on School Health (federal)

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP(s)

Individualized Education Plan

IHP

Individualized Health Plan

IOM

Institute of Medicine

K-12

kindergarten through grade 12

LEAs

local education agency

LST

Life Skills Training

MCH

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (U.S. Public Health Service)

MCO

managed care organization

Met Life

Metropolitan Life Insurance Foundation

NAEP

National Assessment of Educational Progress

NAPSO

National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations

NASN

National Association of School Nurses

NASP

National Association of School Psychologists

NASPE

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

NASW

National Association of Social Workers

NCATE

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

NCCSH

National Coordinating Committee on School Health

NEA

National Education Association

NET

Nutrition Education and Training (Program)

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

NRC

National Research Council

NSBA

National School Boards Association

NSLA

National School Lunch Act

NSLP

National School Lunch Program

OBRA

Omnibus Reconciliation Act

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

OT

occupational therapy

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress

PHS

U.S. Public Health Service

P.L.

Public Law

PTA

Parent Teachers Association

RDA

recommended daily allowance

RQES

Research Quarterly on Exercise and Sport

RWJ

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SAP

Student Assistant Program

SBHC

school-based health center

SBP

School Breakfast Program

SCASS

State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards

SEA

state education agency

SEBHI

School Enrollment-Based Health Insurance

SHA

state health agency

SHEE

School Health Education Evaluation (Project)

SHES

School Health Education Study

SHPPS

School Health Policies and Programs Study (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

SREB

Southern Regional Education Board

STD

sexually transmitted disease

Title I

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Title IV, Title IV-B

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Title V

Maternal and Child Health block grants

Title XI

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Title XIX

Medicaid program

Title XX

social services grants

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USPHS

U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services

YRBS

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)