Acronyms and Abbreviations
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)