Appendix D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACC American College of Cardiology
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACTIVITY Advancing Cessation of Tobacco in Vulnerable Indian Tobacco Consuming Youth
AHA American Heart Association
AIDS aquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDSCAP AIDS Control and Prevention
AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences
ALSPAC Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
AMI acute myocardial infarction
BMI body mass index
BP blood pressure
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAD coronary artery disease
CBV cerebrovascular
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CER cost-effectiveness ratio
CGD Center for Global Development
CHD coronary heart disease
CHF congestive heart failure
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CORIS Coronary Risk Factor Study
COTPA Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act
CTFK Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
CVD cardiovascular disease
DALY disability-adjusted life year
DoD Department of Defense
DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short
ECG electrocardiogram
EUROASPIRE European Action on Secondary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events
EVIPNet Evidence-Informed Policy Network
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FHI Family Health International
GDP gross domestic product
GNI gross national income
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
GYAT Global Youth Action on Tobacco
GYM Global Youth Meet on Health
GYTS Global Youth Tobacco Survey
HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy
HDL high-density lipoprotein
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HMN Health Metrics Network
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HRIDAY–SHAN Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth-Student Health Action Network
IC Health Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in the Developing Countries
ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
IFBA International Food and Beverage Alliance
IFPMA International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufactureres and Associations
IHD ischemic heart disease
IHME Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMPACT Implementing AIDS Prevention and Care
IOM Institute of Medicine
ISH International Society of Hypertension
ISPOR International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
KBD Kick Butts Day
LBW low birth weight
LDL low-density lipoprotein
M&E measurement and evaluation
MAP Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic
MCC Millennium Challenge Corporation
MCH maternal and child health
m-health mobile health
MI myocardial infarction
MRC medical research center
MSF Médecins Sans Frontières
MYTRI Mobilizing Youth for Tobacco Related Initiatives in India
NCD noncommunicable disease
NCDnet Global Noncommunicable Diseases network
NGO nongovernmental organization
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH National Institutes of Health
NRC National Research Council
NTCP National Tobacco Control Program
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAF population attributable fraction
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PE physical education
PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
PPP purchasing power parity
PREMISE Prevention of Occurrences of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
QALY quality-adjusted life year
QIDS Quality Improvement Demonstration Study
R&D research and development
RCT randomized controlled trial
RHD rheumatic heart disease
SAVVY Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy
SBP systolic blood pressure
SCMS supply chain management system
SDBP sitting diastolic blood pressure
SIM subscriber identity module
STEPS STEPwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance
SuRF Surveillance of Chronic Disease Risk Factors
TB tuberculosis
UN United Nations
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
USAID U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
WCTOH World Conference on Tobacco or Health
WEF World Economic Forum
WHF World Heart Federation
WHL World Hypertension League
WHO World Health Organization
WHOSIS WHO Statistical Information System
WTO World Trade Organization
Y4H Youth for Health