AAAPTI

African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute

AAC

AIDS Action Coalition (of North Alabama)

AAD

Alabama Association for the Deaf

AADE

American Association of Dental Examiners

AADE

American Association of Diabetes Educators

AAEP

Alabama Abstinence-Only Education Program

AAFP

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP

American Academy of Family Physicians

AAGD

Alabama Academy of General Dentistry

AAHIM

Alabama Association of Health Information Management

AAHP

Alabama Association of Health Plans

AAMR

American Association on Mental Retardation

AAMR-DD

Alabama Association of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

AAMSS

Alabama Association Medical Staff Services

AANP

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

AAO

American Academy of Ophthalmology

AAO

American Academy of Osteopathy

AAOA

Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

    Alabama Chapter

AAPC

Alabama Advanced Practice Council

AAPD

American Association for People with Disabilities

AARC

Alabama Association of Regional Councils

AARP

American Association of Retired Persons

AARS

Alabama Association of Rescue Squads

AASN

Alabama Association of School Nurses

AAWH

American Association for World Health

ABC

(Alabama) Alcoholic Beverage Control (Alabama government)

ABEC

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (Alabama government)

ABESPA

Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (Alabama government)

ABFP

American Board of Family Practice, Inc.

ABIM

American Board of Internal Medicine

ABMS

American Board of Medical Specialties

ABN

Alabama Board of Nursing (Alabama government)

ABP

American Board of Pediatrics

ABPT

Alabama Board of Physical Therapy (Alabama government)

ACA

American Chiropractic Association

ACADV

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence

ACAE

Alabama Council of Association Executives

ACAEP

Alabama Community-Based Abstinence Education Program

ACAR

Alabama Coalition Against Rape

ACB

American Council of the Blind

     Alabama Chapter

ACCME

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

ACDD

Alabama Central Disbursement Division (Alabama government - Child Support

  Payments)

ACDD

Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities

ACEP

American College of Emergency Physicians

     Alabama Chapter

ACF

Administration for Children and Families  (agency of the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

ACJIC

Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (Alabama government)

ACLPPP

Alabama Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Project  (in ADPH)

ACME

Alliance for Continuing Medical Education

ACMPE

American College of Medical Practice Executives

ACOSOG

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

ACP-ASIM

American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine

ACPE

American College of Physician Executives

ACPE

American Council on Pharmaceutical Education

ACTIS

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service  (a service of the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

ACS

American Cancer Society

ACS

American College of Surgeons

ACSC

Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate

ACSPA

American College of Surgeons Professional Association

ACVCC

Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission (Alabama government)

ACYF

Administration on Children, Youth and Families  (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

ADA

American Dental Association

ADA

American Diabetes Association

ADA

American Dietetic Association

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAH

Alabama Department of Archives and History (Alabama government)

ADCNR

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources  (Alabama

  government)

ADRS

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services  (Alabama government)

ADD

Administration on Developmental Disabilities  (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

ADDD

Association of Delta Development Districts  (Organized in 2000 by the National

  Association of Development Organizations - no current Web site)

ADECA

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs  (Alabama

  government)

ADEM

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

ADFS

Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

ADHA

American Dental Hygienist' Association

ADHP

Alabama Dental Hygiene Program

ADMEA

Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association

ADSS

Alabama Department of Senior Services  (Alabama government - formerly

  Alabama Commission on Aging)

AEDC

American Economic Development Council (now the International Economic

  Development Council)

AEGIS

AIDS Education Global Information System

AEHA

Alabama Environmental Health Association (No current Web site)

AEMA

Alabama Emergency Management Agency

AETC

AIDS Education Training Centers  (HRSA program)

AFB

American Foundation for the Blind

AFCARS

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System  (part of ACF in the

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

AFDC

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AFIA

Assets for Independence Act of 1998

AFL-CIO

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

AFOM

Alabama Friends of Midwives

AFS

Air Facility Subsystem (part of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, formerly

  Aeromatic Information Retrieval System)

AHCA

American Health Care Association

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now named AHRQ, agency of the

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

AHIC

American Health Information Community

AHIF

Alabama Head Injury Foundation

AHIMA

American Health Information Management Association

AHIP

American's Health Insurance Plans

AHPRMS

Alabama Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society (affiliated with

 the Alabama Hospital Association)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly named AHCPR, agency

  of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services )

AHSAA

Alabama High School Athletic Association

AHSRHP

Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy  (now named

  AcademyHealth)

AID

(United States) Agency for International Development (U.S. government - also

  USAID)

AIDB

Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (in Talladega)

AIDV

American Institute on Domestic Violence

ALA

American Lung Association

          Alabama Chapter

ALANA

Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists

ALAO

Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology

AL-APSE

Alabama Association for Persons in Supported Employment

ALAS

La Asociación Latinoamericana de Alabama

AlaSHE

Alabama Society for Healthcare Engineering (affiliated with the Alabama

  Hospital Association)

ALDA

Alabama Dental Association

ALDA

Alabama Dietetic Association

ALDHA

Alabama Dental Hygienist' Association

ALDOT

Alabama Department of Transportation (Alabama government)

ALF

American Liver Foundation

     Alabama Chapter

AlSHP

Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists

American Medical Directors Association

  Alabama Chapter

ANA

Administration for Native Americans  (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

ANCC

American Nurses Credentialing Center

ANF

Assessing the New Federalism  (Urban Institute research project)

AOA

Administration on Aging (agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human

  Services)

AOA

American Osteopathic Association

AORH

Alabama Office of Rural Health  (part of the Alabama Department of Public

  Health)

APT

Alabama Public Television

ARRN

Alabama Respite Resource Network

ASA

Autism Society of Alabama

ASBPA

Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy (Alabama government)

ASCR

Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry  (in ADPH)

ASHCSW

Alabama Society for Health Care Social Workers (affiliated with the Alabama

  Hospital Association)

ASHMM

Alabama Society for Healthcare Material Management

ASHP

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASIP

American Society for Investigative Pathology

ASNA

Alabama State Nurses Association

ASRAP

Alabama Southern Rural Access Program

ASTCDCP

Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (also called

  National Association of Chronic Disease Directors)

ATA

American Telemedicine Association

ATDN

AIDS Treatment Data Network

ATS

American Trauma Society

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry  (agency of the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

ATV

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms  (Bureau in the U.S. Department of

  Treasury)

AUCD

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

AUPPP

Alabama Unwed Pregnancy Prevention Program

BBRA

(Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999

BCBS

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama

Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (part of the U.S. Geological

  Survey)

Building and Fire Research Laboratory (part of the National Institute of

  Standards and Technology)

BHPr

Bureau of Health Professions (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of Health

  and Human Services)

BIPA

(Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

BOHTI

Board of Health Training Institute (part of the National Association of Local

  Boards of Health)

BPHC

Bureau of Primary Health Care (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of Health

 and Human Services)

CACH

Central Alabama Comprehensive Health  (Bullock, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa

  counties)

CBER

Center for  Biologics Evaluation and Research (part of the US Food and Drug

  Administration)

CBER

Center for  Business and Economic Research (at The University of Alabama)

CBIAC

Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (part of the US

  Army)

CCA

Center for Communities in Action (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

CCB

Child Care Bureau  (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health and Human

  Services)

CCDF

Child Care and Development Fund  Definition

CCDP

Comprehensive Child Development Program  (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

CCR

Commission on Civil Rights (US Government, also called USCCR)

CDBG

Community Development Block Grants (U.S. Department of Housing

  and Urban Development)

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (agency of the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services )

CDFI

Community Development Financial Institutions (U.S. Government)

CDN

Clinical Directors Network, Inc.  (Community/Migrant Health Centers)

CDRH

Center for Devices and Radiological Health (part of the US Food and Drug

  Administration)

CEA

Council of Economic Advisors (part of the U.S. White House)

CEDR

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (part of the U.S. Department of

  Energy)

CEN

Bureau of the Census (part of the U.S. Department of Commerce)

CEOS

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (part of the U.S. Department of

  Justice)

CEPPO

Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (part of the U.S.

  Environmental Protection Agency)

CEQ

Council of Environmental Quality (part of the U.S. White House)

CERCLIS

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,  & Liability Information System (part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

CFBCI

Center for Faith-Based Community Initiatives (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

CFDA

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (part of the U.S. General Services

  Administration)

CFSAN

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (part of U.S. Food and Drug

  Administration)

CHAMPVA

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (part of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

CHC

Community Health Center Definition - Provided by the National Association of

  Community Health Centers, Inc.  Alabama's Community Health Centers are

  members of the Alabama Primary Health Care Association, Inc. (APHCA). 

  Visit the APHCA Web site for information on these centers.

CHID

Combined Health Information Database (part of the National Institutes of

  Health)

CHIP

Children's Health Insurance Program (also called SCHIP)  Definition 

   Alabama CHIP Information     National CHIP Information

CHS

(Alabama) Center for Health Statistics  (part of the Alabama Department of

  Public Health)

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency (U.S. Government)

CIC

Citizen Information Center (part of U.S. General Services Administration)

CISS

Community Integrated Service Systems Definition

CIT

Center for Information Technology  (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

CLIA

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (program in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

  Services)

CME

Continuing Medical Education  Definition

CMHS

Center for Mental Health Services  (part of SAMHSA in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

CMS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  (formerly named HCFA, agency

  of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

CMSA

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (OMB defined area)

CMWF

(The) Commonwealth Fund

CORE

Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation Team  (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

CPPP

Center for Public Policy Priorities

CSAP

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (part of SAMHSA in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

CSAT

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment  (part of SAMHSA in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

CSB

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (U.S. Government)

CSBG

Community Services Block Grant  (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health

  and Human Services)

CSE

Child Support Enforcement, Office of (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services, also OCSE)

CSR

Center for Scientific Review  (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and

  Human Services)

CSREES

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service  (funding

  opportunities - service provided by USDA)

CTEP

Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program  (part of the National Cancer Institute)

CTF

(Alabama) Children's Trust Fund  (Alabama government)

CTN

Care Team Network  (A national training and resource center for the

  development of volunteer care teams for persons with health concerns or

  other special needs.)

CUED

Council for Urban Economic Development (now the International Economic

  Development Council)

CWC

Chemical Weapons Convention  (U.S. Government)