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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13344.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACO Accountable Care Organization
ADLs activities of daily living
AI Adequate Intake
AoA Administration on Aging

BMI body mass index

CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program
CBO community-based organization
CCTP Community Based Care Transition Program
CDSMP Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Stanford University
CFSM Core Food Security Module
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CN congregate nutrition services
CPS Current Population Survey
CSFP Commodity Supplemental Food Program
CTI Care Transitions Intervention®

DASH Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension
DGA Dietary Guidelines for Americans
DGAC Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DOT Department of Transportation
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13344.
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DPP Diabetes Prevention Program
DRI Dietary Reference Intake

EAR Estimated Average Requirement

FMS financial management services
FNB Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies
FY fiscal year

GAO Government Accountability Office

HDN home-delivered nutrition services
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HUP Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

IOM Institute of Medicine, The National Academies

MNT medical nutrition therapy
MOWAA Meals On Wheels Association of America

NH nursing home
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIA National Institute on Aging
NIH National Institutes of Health

OAA Older Americans Act

P.L. public law

QALY quality-adjusted life year
QIO Quality Improvement Organization

RD registered dietitian
RDA Recommended Daily Allowance

SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SOW statement of work

TEFAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13344.
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VA Veterans Administration
VD-HCBS Veterans Directed Home- and Community-Based Services
VHA Veterans Health Administration

WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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