ACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 |
ACHP | Alliance for Community Health Plans |
ACS | American Community Survey |
AHIP | America’s Health Insurance Plans |
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
ALSPAC | Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood |
AMA | American Medical Association |
APOP | Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation (2012 Institute of Medicine report) |
ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
BGCA | Boys and Girls Club of America |
BMI | body mass index |
BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
BTG | Bridging the Gap program |
CACFP | Child and Adult Care Food Program |
CAS | community assessment and surveillance |
CATCH | Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health program |
CBPR | community-based participatory research |
CCAT | Community Coalition Action Theory |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFBAI | Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative |
CLASS | Classification of Laws Associated with School Students |
COCOMO | Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention |
COGIS | Childhood Obesity GIS (Community Cares) |
CPTI | Community Pediatrics Training Initiative |
CPPW | Communities Putting Prevention to Work |
CSFII | Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals |
CTG | Community Transformation Grant |
CZCBP | County Zip Code Business Patterns |
DASH | Division of Adolescent and School Health |
DGA | Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
DGAC | Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee |
DOE | Department of Education |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DPAS | WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health |
EFNEP | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program |
EHR | electronic health record |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPODE | Ensemble Prévenons l’Obésité Des Enfants |
EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
ERS | Economic Research Service |
FACES | Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
FLEJ | Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice |
FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
FNB | Food and Nutrition Board |
FQHC | federally qualified health center |
FSS | Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey |
FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
FY | fiscal year |
GAO | Government Accountability Office (previously General Accounting Office) |
GIS | geographic information system |
GMB | group model building |
GSA | U.S. General Services Administration |
HEALCP | Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership |
HEDIS | Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set |
HHFKA | Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act |
HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIA | Health Impact Assessment |
HIE | health information exchange |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
HIW | Health Indicators Warehouse |
HP2020 | Healthy People 2020 |
HPI | Health Policy Institute |
HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
HWC | Healthy Weight Commitment |
IFPS-II | Infant Feeding Practices Survey II |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
IWG | Interagency Working Group |
JCSEE | Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation |
L.E.A.D. | Locate, Evaluate, Assemble, Inform Decision |
MCHB | Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
MMSA | metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area |
mPINC | National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care |
NACCHO | National Association of County and City Health Officials |
NAMCS | National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
NASBE | National Association of State Boards of Education |
NCCDPHP | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
NCCOR | National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research |
NCCOR-R | National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Registry |
NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
NCI | National Cancer Institute |
NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
NGO | nongovernmental organization |
NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
NHES | National Household Education Surveys program |
NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
NHTS | National Household Travel Survey |
NHWS | National Health and Wellness Survey |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NIS | National Immunization Survey |
NOPREN | Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network |
NPHIC | National Public Health Information Coalition |
NRA | National Restaurant Association |
NRC | National Research Council |
NRPA | National Recreation and Park Association |
NSCH | National Survey of Children’s Health |
NSLP | National School Lunch Program |
NYPANS | National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey |
OW | Office of Water |
PA | physical activity |
PAG | Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans |
PE | physical education |
PedNSS | Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System |
PNSS | Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System |
PPHEAL | Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living |
PRAMS | Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System |
PRC | Prevention Research Center |
PSA | public service announcement |
PWSS | Potable Water Surveillance System |
QALY | quality-adjusted life-year |
RCT | randomized controlled trial |
REACH | Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health |
ROI | return on investment |
RWJF | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
SDWIS | Safe Drinking Water Information System |
SHPPS | School Health Policies and Practices Study |
SHRM | Society for Human Resource Management |
SIPD | Survey of Income and Program Dynamics |
SMART | Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Areas Risk Trends |
SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
SNAP-Ed | SNAP Education |
SNDA | School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study |
SoFAS | solid fats and added sugars |
SPAN | School Physical Activity and Nutrition |
SRTS | Safe Routes to School |
SurvSAG | Surveillance Science Advisory Group |
TWOTN | The Weight of the Nation campaign |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USPSTF | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
YMCA | Young Men’s Christian Association |
YMCLS | Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey |
YRBS | Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
YRBSS | Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System |