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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13287.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACE-Obesity

Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Obesity

APIS

Alcohol Policy Information System

   
BMI

body mass index

   
CATCH

Coordinated Approach to Child Health

CCROPP

Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program

CDC

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CLASS

Classification of Laws Associated with School Students

CPPW

Communities Putting Prevention to Work

   
FASEB

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

FoodBEAMS

Food and Beverage Environmental Analysis and Monitoring System

   
g

gram

GIS

geographic information system

GRP

gross ratings point

   
HEAC

Healthy Eating, Active Communities

HHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HIA

health impact assessment

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13287.
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HIA-CLIC

Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center

   
IOW

Institute of Medicine

IOTF

International Obesity Task Force

   
LHC

Leadership for Healthy Communities

   
MET

metabolic equivalent of the task

   
NASBE

National Association of State Boards of Education

NCCOR

National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research

NEMS

Nutrition Environment Measures Survey

NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIH

National Institutes of Health

   
PA

physical activity

PANES

Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale

PAPRN

Physical Activity Policy Research Network

PE

physical education

PLU

price lookup code

PSA

public service announcement

   
RWJF

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

   
UPC

universal product code

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

   
WHO

World Health Organization

WWT

Working Well Trial

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13287.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13287.
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Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach $147 billion. Researchers and policy makers are eager to identify improved measures of environmental and policy factors that contribute to obesity prevention. The IOM formed the Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention to review the IOM's past obesity-related recommendations, identify a set of recommendations for future action, and recommend indicators of progress in implementing these actions. The committee held a workshop in March 2011 about how to improve measurement of progress in obesity prevention.

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