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Acronyms
AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
ABA American Beverage Association
ACE Adverse Childhood Experiences (study)
ACF Administration for Children & Families
ADA American Dietetic Association; also American Diabetes Association
AHA American Heart Association
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AI/AN American Indian/Alaska Native
AMA American Medical Association; also American Marketing Association
AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
ANPRM advance notices of proposed rulemaking
ARS Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
BET Black Entertainment Television
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BMI body mass index
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BTS Bureau for Transportation Safety
CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program
CARU Children’s Advertising Review Unit
CATCH Coordinated Approach To Child Health
CBBB Council of Better Business Bureaus
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDHS California Department of Health Services
CES Cooperative Extension Service
CFSC Community Food Security Coalition
CHIS California Health Interview Survey
CNLP Child Nutrition Labeling Program
CNPP Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
CSD carbonated soft drinks
CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
CSTE Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
CVD cardiovascular disease
CX3 Communities of Excellence in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention
DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DoD U.S. Department of Defense
DoEd U.S. Department of Education
DoI U.S. Department of the Interior
DoL U.S. Department of Labor
DoT U.S. Department of Transportation
EFNEP Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program
ERS Economic Research Service
FANRP Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FFVP Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
FGP Food Guide Pyramid
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMI Food Marketing Institute
FMNP Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
FMNV foods of minimal nutritional value
FNB Food and Nutrition Board
FNS Food and Nutrition Service
FSNE Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program
FSP Food Stamp Program
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FY fiscal year
GAO Government Accountability Office
GDP gross domestic product
GIS geographic information systems
GMA Grocery Manufacturers Association
HEAC Healthy Eating/Active Communities
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IHS Indian Health Service
IMPACT Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act
IOM Institute of Medicine
KPI key performance indicators
MAPP Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships
MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MoU memorandum of understanding
NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials
NARC National Advertising Review Council
NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures
NCYFS National Children and Youth Fitness Study
NFCS National Food Consumption Survey
NGA National Governors Association
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHES National Health Examination Survey
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHTS National Household Travel Survey
NICHD National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NLEA Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
NLSAH National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
NLSY National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
NPS National Park Service
NRC National Research Council
NSCH National Survey of Children’s Health
NSECH National Survey of Early Childhood Health
NSLP National School Lunch Program
ODPHP Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMH Office of Minority Health
OSG Office of the Surgeon General
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy
PART Program Assessment Rating Tool
PBH Produce for Better Health Foundation
PCPFS President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
PEP Physical Education Program Grants
PedNSS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
PNSS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
PRC Prevention Research Center
PSA public service advertising
QSR quick serve restaurant
RCT randomized controlled trial
REACH Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
RWJF Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
SBP School Breakfast Program
SCHIP State Child Health Insurance Program
SDPI Special Diabetes Program for Indians
SES socioeconomic status
SHAC school health advisory council
SHAPE Survey of the Health of All the Population and the Environment
SHI School Health Index
SHP School Health Profiles
SHPPS School Health Policies and Programs Study
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SNAP State Nutrition Action Plans
SNDA School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study
SPAN School Physical Activity and Nutrition
SPI State Plan Index
SRTS Safe Routes to School Program
TFAH Trust for America’s Health
TRB Transportation Research Board
UB University of Baltimore
UFFVA United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
UPC uniform product code
UPRRP Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
WHO World Health Organization
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
YMCLS Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey
YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey
YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System