Terms And Definitions: Acronyms acronyms for organisations/ concepts in the youth field AWCH, AustralianAssociation for the welfare of Child health http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/definitions/acron.htm
Extractions: Back Information services Home About ACYS ... Terms and definitions Acronyms for organisations/ concepts in the youth field AAAH Australian Association for Adolescent Health AASN Active Australia Schools Network AAYPIC Australian Association for Young people in Care: now known as the CREATE Foundation ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ACCP Australian Council for Children and Parenting Formerly, National Council for Prevention of Child Abuse ACEC Australian Council of Education Centres ACEE Australian Centre for Equity through Education ACER Australian Council for Educational Research ACOSS Australian Council of Social Services ACSSO Australian Council of State School Organisations ACTF Australian Children's Television Foundation ACTU Australian Council of Trades Unions ACWA Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies ACYO Australian Council of Youth Organisations ACYS Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies ACYS National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies: see Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies ADAWS Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service ADF Australian Drug Foundation AFHO Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations AFS American Field Service AHURI Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute AICAFMHA Australian Infant Child Adolescent Family Mental Health Association AIFS Australian Institute of Family Studies AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare ALGA Australian Local Government Association AMA Australian Medical Association AMYA Australian Middle Years Association
Extractions: EPA's List of drinking water contaminants A Aboveground Storage Tank (AST): An aboveground storage tank or aboveground storage tank system means one or more devices, including any connected piping, designed to contain an accumulation of petroleum , of which the volume, including the volume of underground pipes, is 90% or more above the surface of the grade. Accidents (Cause): Spills caused by accidents may be categorized as follows: collision/allision; derailment; grounding; rollover/capsize; and well blow-out. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): A federal agency established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. Specific functions include health assessments and health studies. ATSDR website Airborne Dispersant Delivery System Package ("ADDS PAC" or "ADDS Pack"):
OCR: I&RS: Resources Commonly Used Abbreviatrions acronyms PDF Abbreviations acronyms MHW,Ministry of health and welfare (Japan s equivalent to the FDA). ml. Milliliter http://www.clinicalresearch.pitt.edu/irs/resources/Tools/Abrev.cfm
Extractions: @import url(../../../style.css); Services Research Studies Resources CORID ... W X Y Z AABB American Association of Blood Banks AADA Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application (used mostly for generics) AAPS American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Ab Antibody ABEP Auditory Brainstem-Evoked Potential ABPI Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries AC Before Meals ACE Adverse Clinical Event ACIL American Council of Independent Laboratories ACP Associates of Clinical Pharmacology ACRA Associate Commissioner of Regulatory Affairs (FDA) ACRP Association of Clinical Research Professionals ACRPI Association for Clinical Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry (United Kingdom) ACT Applied Clinical Trials (industry journal) AD Alzheimer's Disease AD Antidepressant ADAMHA Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration ADAS Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale ADE Adverse Drug Event ADME Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion ADR Adverse Drug Reaction AE Adverse Event AED Antiepileptic Drugs AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AKA Above-the-Knee Amputation ALT Alanine Aminotransferase (formerly SGOT) AMA American Medical Association or American Management Association AmFAR American Foundation for AIDS Research AMG West Germany Drug Law (Germany's equivalent to Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act)
Extractions: EHDI Abbreviations and Acronyms AAA American Academy of Audiology AABR Automated Auditory Brainstem Response AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians AAOHNS American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery AAP American Academy of Pediatrics ABR Auditory Brainstem Response ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AEP Auditory Evoked Potentials AMA American Medical Association AMCHP Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs ANA American Nurses Association
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS D DAWMR DISABLED ASSOCIATION FOR welfare OF MENTALLY RETARDED DCS - DEVELOPMENT H HEPODRUG - health POST AND DRUG RETAILERS HHPCL - HIMAL HYDROPOWER http://www.undp.org.np/publications/dcr96/acronyms.htm
Extractions: NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS A B C D ... W A ACP - ASSOCIATION FOR CRAFT PRODUCERS ADA - ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES ADBN - AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NEPAL AFWDC - THE ASIA FOUNDATION, WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALIL - AGRICULTURE LIME INDUSTRY LTD ANCSI - ASSOCIATION OF NEPALESE COTTAGE AND SMALL INDUSTRIES ASSAIDE - ASSOCIATION "AIDE AUT ENFANTS DU NEPAL" ATF - AGRICULTURAL TOOLS FACTORY B BASE - BACKWARD SOCIETY EDUCATION BHAKHOS - BHAKTAPUR DISTRICT HOSPITAL BIRCBR - BIRATNAGAR CBR PROJECT BKTJAY - BHAKTAPUR JAYCEES BNMT - BRITAIN NEPAL MEDICAL TRUST BPCHYDRO - BPC HYDROCUNSULT BPCPL - BUTWAL POWER COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED BPF - BUTWAL PLYWOOD FACTORY BPWC - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB BRICOUN - BRITISH COUNCIL BRITEMB - BRITISH EMBASSY BTI - BUTWAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE C CBR - COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION CCIA - CENTRAL CARPET INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CDDC - CHITWAN DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CDPA - CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES CEDA - CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION CEFA - CENTRE FOR ECUDATION FOR ALL CHRDU - CENTRAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT UNIT CTEVT - COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CVT - CENTRE FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE CWD - CENTRE FOR WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT CWDS - COMMUNITY WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY CWIN - CHILD WORKERS IN NEPAL
ACRONYMS FOR "H" AEG acronyms BEGINING WITH H . If you have any additions you would like to see, HEW Department of health, Education and welfare. HEX - Hexavalent http://web.umr.edu/~aeg/arco/h.arco.html
Extractions: AEG ACRONYMS BEGINING WITH "H" H2O - Water H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide H2S - Hydrogen Sulfide HA - Hatch Act HA - Health Advisory HAD - Health Assessment Document HAF - Halogen Acid Furnace HAOB - Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch HAOP - Houston Area Oxidant Study HAP - Hazardous Air Pollutant HAPEMS - Hazardous Air Pollutant Enforcement Management System HAPPS - Hazardous Air Pollutant Prioritization System HAR - Hydrogeological Assessment Report HAR03 - Region 2 Water Quality Models HATREMS - Hazardous and Trace Emissions System HAZARD - Hazardous Waste Data Base HAZMAT - Hazardous Material(s) HAZOP - Hazard and Operability Study HAZW - Hazardous Waste Collection Database HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response HB - Health Benefits HBEP - Hispanic and Black Employment Programs HBFC - Hydrobromofluorocarbon HBL - Health Based Level HBN - Health Based Numbers HBPHC - High Boiling Point Hydrocarbon HC - Hazardous Constituents HC - Hydrocarbons HCCPD - Hexachlorocyclopentadiene HCFC - Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HCl - Hydrogen Chloride/Hydrochloric Acid HCP - Hypothermal Coal Process HCS - Hazard Communication Standard HCS - Hydrogen Chloride Scrubber HDD - Heavy Duty Diesel HDDT - Heavy Duty Diesel Truck HDECERT - Heavy Duty Engine Certification Data HDG - Heavy Duty Gasoline Powered Vehicle HDGT - Heavy Duty Gasoline Truck HDPE - High Density Polyethylene HDT - Heavy Duty Truck HDT - Highest Dose Tested (in a study)
Acronyms AAPHV American Association of Public health Veterinarians. AASRP - AmericanAssociation of Small AWIC - Animal welfare Information Center USDA-NAL http://www.scaw.com/acronyms.htm
Extractions: Laboratory Animal Care International AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science AABP - American Association of Bovine Practitioners AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine AAEP - American Association of Equine Practitioners AAFP - American Association of Feline Practitioners AAFHV - American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians AAHA - American Animal Hospital Association AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science AAPHV - American Association of Public Health Veterinarians AASRP - American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners AASP - American Association of Swine Practitioners AAV - Association of Avian Veterinarians AAVA - American Association of Veterinary Anatomists AAVC - American Association of Veterinary Clinicians AAVCB - Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists AAVI - American Academy of Veterinary Informatics AAVMC - American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges AAWV - American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians AAZV - American Association of Zoo Veterinarians ABKA - American Boarding Kennels Association ABLE - Association for Biology Laboratory Education ABS - Animal Behavior Society ABVT - American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
ACRONYMS HWC, health and welfare Canada. Hz, Hertz. IA, Individual Assistance. IAEA,International Atomic Energy Agency. IADDP, DOI s Indian Acute Disaster Donation http://www.dem.dcc.state.nc.us/abbrevtn.htm
Extractions: ACRONYMS AADPA Assistant Associate Director for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs AE Aeromedical Evacuation AEC Agency Emergency Coordinators AECC Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center AECE Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element AELT Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Team AES Aeromedical Evacuation System AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center AGR AHA American Humane Association AKA American Kennel Club AL Area Liaison ALCC Airlift Control Center ALE Alcohol Law Enforcement AMC Army Material Command; Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force AMS Aerial Measuring System AOC Administrative Office of the Courts; Army Operations Center, Pentagon AP Assembly Point APO Accountable Property Officer ARC American Red Cross ARES American Radio Emergency Services ARRL American Radio Relay League ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather ASAP As Soon As Possible ASH Assistant Secretary for Health, Dept. Of Health and Human Services ASMRO Armed Services Medical Regulating Office, Dept. Of Defense AST Above Ground Storage Tanks AUTODIN Automatice Digital Network AUTOVON Automatic Voice Network BIA DOI's Bureau of Indian Affairs BIC SBA's Business Information Center BLM Bureau of Land Management BOO Base of Operations BPA Blanket Purchasing Agreement BTS DOE's Office of Building Technology CAP Civil Air Patrol CAR Congressional Affairs Representative CAT Crisis Action Team CCC Commodity Credit Corporation CCP FEMA's Crisis Counseling Program CCPS CDC Centers for Disease Control, US Public Health Service
List Of Acronyms And Abbreviations Used In HSE - O health Safety Executive / Commission. acronyms and Abbreviations OCR 1322Scheme Management of health and safety and welfare for small and medium http://www.hse.gov.uk/acronym/o.htm
List Of Acronyms And Abbreviations Used In HSE - A health Safety Executive / Commission. acronyms and Abbreviations ASHWAgriculture (Safety, health and welfare Provisions) Act 1956 http://www.hse.gov.uk/acronym/a.htm
Altweb-Acronyms APHIS, Animal and Plant health Inspection Service (USDA) for Animal welfare (SCAW)acronym list at http//www.scaw.com/acronyms.htm and the Institute http://altweb.jhsph.edu/education/acronyms.htm
AdvaMed: Industry Solutions - Industry Acronyms FAHS Federation of American health Systems (proprietary health systems) Medical Group Management Association MHW Ministry of health and welfare (Japan, http://www.advamed.org/solutions/industryacronyms.shtml
Extractions: Industry Acronyms Click on a letter in the index below to jump to that section in the acronym list. You may also scroll the page to view the entire list of acronyms. A B C D ... W Last revised: January 20, 2004 A AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AACC American Association for Clinical Chemists AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges AAMI Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation AARP American Association of Retired Persons ABHI Association of British Health-Care Industries ACCJ American Chambers of Commerce in Japan ACS American College of Surgeons AHA American Hospital Association AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AMA American Medical Association ANSI American National Standards Institute APC Ambulatory Payment Classification APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Region APhA American Pharmaceutical Association APHA American Public Health Association ASAIO American Society for Artificial Internal Organs ASC Ambulatory Surgery Center ASCP American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ASCRS American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASH American Society of Hematology ASHP American Society of Hospital Pharmacists ASIM American Society of International Medicine ASM American Society for Microbiology ASMT American Society for Medical Technology ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS) ASPRS American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons ASQC American Society for Quality Control ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
Extractions: Topics A-Z Reference Center Search A ... Z M Definition MCH Maternal and Child Health (Title V) program of the Department. MD Muscular dystrophy. MDS Minimum data set-a core set of data elements that describe nursing home resident clinical, functional and demographic characteristics, submitted by nursing homes to DHFS on a weekly or monthly basis. MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA) Federally identified areas in need of certain health services (not necessarily physician services) based on infant mortality rates, poverty rates and percent of elderly in the population. MH Mental health. MILWAUKEE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM Since January 1, 1998, DHFS-operated system for delivering child protective services in Milwaukee County. Treatment and safety services are provided through 5 service sites and one administrative site in Milwaukee County. MIS Management information specialist. MJTC Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center operated by Mendota Mental Health Institute for male DJC clients. MMHI Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison. MOU Memorandum of Understanding.
Acronyms acronyms for Australian general practice and primary health care. See also AIHW, Australian Institute of health and welfare http://dev.phcris.org.au/products/acronyms.php
Extractions: Home About us Orientation for... Products ... Sitemap See also: Research Glossary for Consumers for common terms. Drs Reference Site for medical acronyms. Suggestions for new acronyms? email Belinda Lowcay Printer friendly version [PDF: 487KB] Alphabetical Index: A B C D ... Z A AAGP Australian Association of Academic General Practice Australian Association of Academic General Practice AAGP Australian Association of General Practitioners AARN Association for Australian Rural Nurses AAWCH Australian Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital ABF Australian Brain Foundation Inc ABI Acquired Brain Injury ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ACA Australian Consumer's Association ACAA Aged Care Association Australia ACAT Aged Care Assessment Teams ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCCN Australian College of Critical Care Nurses ACCHS Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services ACCHS Adelaide Central Community Health Service ACCN Australian Council of Community Nursing ACD Australasian College of Dermatologists ACDON Australian Council of Deans of Nursing ACEM Australasian College for Emergency Medicine ACGR Australian Competitive Grants Register ACHA Australian Community Health Association ACHP-RU Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research Unit ACHS Australian Council on Health Care Standards ACHSE Australasian College of Health Service Executives ACIR Australian Childhood Immunisation Register ACM Inc Australian College of Midwives ACORN Australian College of Operating Room Nurses
Commonly Used Research Acronyms A glossary of commonlyused research acronyms used at Northwestern University and Education, and welfare; DHHS - Department of health and Human Services http://www.northwestern.edu/orsp/acronyms.html
Extractions: Search Northwestern Search Help OSR OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH Northwestern University Research OSR Proposals NU OSR Quick Links OSR Staff Forms Useful data for forms Browse Proposals Awards Budgets Policies ... Links Documents Industry Guide Join the OSR listserv Commonly Used Research Acronyms last updated 07/21/03 A-110 - OMB Circular: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals or Other Nonprofit Organizations
Autism Task Force - Abbreviations And Acronyms List Room 333, health and welfare Building PO Box 2675 Abbreviations and Acronymsare used throughout the Autism Task Force Report (December 2004). http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/AboutDPW/SecretaryPublicWelfare/AutismTaskFor
Extractions: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Send us your comments Abbreviations and Acronyms are used throughout the Autism Task Force Report (December 2004). The following table contains an alphabetical compilation of many of the abbreviations, acronyms, and corresponding meanings, which are found in the subcommittee reports. Abbreviations and Acronyms Words, Phrases or Meanings, assigned to each listed Abbreviation and Acronym ABA Applied Behavior Analysis ABLE Adult Basic Literacy Education ACC Autism Coordinating Committee (NIH) ACCESS card Plastic identification card issued to Medical Assistance recipients; used by Medical Assistance providers to verify client eligibility. ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADDM Autism and Developmental Disability Monitoring ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL Activities of Daily Living ALAW Autism Living and Working APS Approved Private School ASA Autism Society of America ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder ASHA BCBA Board Certified Behavioral Analyst BHRS Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services BSC Behavioral Specialist Consultant BSE Bureau of Special Education (PDE) BSU Base Service Unit
Oregon DHS: Acronyms OADAP is now Office of Mental health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) and PL 96272 Public Law 96-272; Adoption Assistance and Child welfare Act of 1980 http://dhsmanuals.hr.state.or.us/EligManual/acronyms.htm
Extractions: These acronyms are not specific to DHS only; they may be currently used elsewhere and have different meanings. Additionally, this is not a complete list of all acronyms being used in DHS. A B C D ... Y Alcohol and Drug; term used in conjunction with the former Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (OADAP), which no longer exists; preferred term is now Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD). OADAP is now Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) and is in the Health Services cluster. A/R: Applicant or Recipient AAA: Area Agency on Aging AAG: Assistant Attorney General ABIS: Automated Budget Information System ACCESS: Electronic narrative system for Seniors and People with Disabilities ACOA: Adult Children of Alcoholics ACYF: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act AD : Adult ADC: Aid to Dependent Children. Predecessor of the present Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF). The term ADC is still sometimes used. ADCM: Aid to Dependent Children Medical ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder, a term applied to children and adults suffering consistently from poor sustained attention, impaired impulse control, and/or hyperactivity problems.
