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 |
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 |