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N4A NAAAA	National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
NAACCR	North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
NAACLS	National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
NAAG	National Association of Attorneys General
NAASO	North American Association for the Study of Obesity
NACA	National Association of Child Advocates
NACCHO	National Association of County and City Health Officers (also see NACHO)
NACCP	National Association of Child Care Professionals
NACDD	National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (also called Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors)
NACDS	National Association of Chain Drug Stores
NACHC	National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.
NACHO	National Association of County Health Officers (also see NACCHO)
NACHRI	National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
NACNEP	National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (in HRSA)
NACo	National Association of Counties
NAEMS	North Alabama EMS, Inc.
NADDC	National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
NADO	National Association of Development Organizations
NAEMSE	National Association of EMS Educators
NAEYC	National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAFCC	National Association for Family Child Care
NAFIS	National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
NAHB	National Association of Home Builders
NAHH	National Alliance for Hispanic Health
NAHIT	National Alliance for Health Information Technology
NAHQ	National Association for Healthcare Quality
NAHU	National Association of Health Underwriters
NAIC	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NAL	National Agricultural Library (part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
NALBOH	National Association of Local Boards of Health
NAMI	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Alabama Chapter
NAMS	North American Menopause Society
NAMSS	National Association Medical Staff Services
NANPA	North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association
NAPAS	National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
NAPH	National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
NAPHS	National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
NAPHSIS	National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
NAPNAP	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
NAPWA	National Association of People With AIDS
NARC	National Association of Regional Councils
NARC&DC	National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils,Inc.
NARHC	National Association of Rural Health Clinics
NARMH	National Association for Rural Mental Health
NAS	National Academy of Sciences
NASBO	National Association of State Budget Officers
NASCD	National Association for Sick Child Daycare
NASEMSD	National Association of EMS Directors
NASHP	National Academy for State Health Policy
NASI	National Association of Social Insurance
NASTAD	National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
NASW	National Association of Social Workers
NATAP	National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
NATAT	National Association of Towns and Townships
NAWH	National Association for Women's Health
NAWHO	National Asian Women's Health Organization
NBCDI	National Black Child Development Institute
NBCE	National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
NBCH	National Business Coalition on Health
NBGH	National Business Group on Health
NBME	National Board of Medical Examiners
NBNA	National Black Nurses Association
NBSP	(Alabama) Newborn Screening Program (in ADPH)
NBWHP	National Black Women's Health Project
NCA	National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel, Inc. (also NCALP)
NCA	National Cemetery Administration (part of the Department of Veterans Affairs)
NCADI	National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (part of SAMHSA in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCADV	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NCAI	National Congress of American Indians
NCALP	National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel, Inc. (also NCA)
NCAT	National Center for Appropriate Technology
NCBA	National Cooperative Business Association
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information (in the National Institutes of Health)
NCCA	National Child Care Association
NCCAM	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCCANCH	National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCCC	National Center for Cultural Competency (at Georgetown University)
NCCC	National Cervical Cancer Coalition
NCCD	National Council on Crime and Delinquency
NCCDPHP	National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCCE	National Center for Community Education
NCCED	National Congress for Community Economic Development
NCCIC	National Child Care Information Center (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCCIC	National Child Care Information Center (at University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign)
NCCN	National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCCP	National Center for Children in Poverty (at Columbia University)
NCCRAHS	National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
NCCTS	National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (also National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
NCD	National Council on Disability (U.S. government agency)
NCEA	National Center on Elder Abuse
NCEA	National Center for Environmental Assessment
NCEDL	National Center for Early Development and Learning (at the University of North Carolina)
NCEH	National Center for Environmental Health (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCEMCH	National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. government)
NCFH	National Center for Farmworker Health
NCFL	National Center for Family Literacy
NCFY	National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCHC	National Coalition on Health Care
NCHIP	National Criminal History Improvement Program
NCHN	National Cooperative of Health Network
NCHS	National Center for Health Statistics (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCHSTP	National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCHWA	National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCI	National Cancer Institute (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCID	National Center for Infectious Diseases (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCIPC	National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCJRS	National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJW	National Council of Jewish Women
NCLR	National Council of La Raza
NCMEC	National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
NCMHD	National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCOFF	National Center on Fathers and Families (at Pennsylvania University)
NCPC	National Crime Prevention Council
NCPIE	National Council on Patient Information and Education
NCPL	National Center on Poverty Law
NCQA	National Committee on Quality Assurance
NCRA	National Cancer Registrars Association
NCRLE	National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
NCRR	National Center for Research Resources (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCSC	National Center for Small Communities
NCSD	National Coalition of STD Directors
NCSEA	National Child Support Enforcement Association
NCSEMSTC	National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinating
NCSL	National Conference of State Legislatures
NCTSN	National Child Traumatic Stress Network (also National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
NCVC	National Center for Victims of Crime
NCVHS	National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (in HHS)
NCYL	National Center for Youth Law
NDEI	National Diabetes Education Initiative
NDEP	National Diabetes Education Program (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NDMS	National Disaster Medical System (managed by OEP in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NDVH	National Domestic Violence Hotline
NEA	National Education Association
NECSRS	National Electronic Child Support Reference System (part of ACF in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NEDLC	National Economic Development and Law Center
NEDSS	National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
NEHA	National Environmental Health Association
NEI	National Eye Institute (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NEJM	New England Journal of Medicine
NEKIA	National Education Knowledge Industry Association
NEP	Nutritional Education Program (part of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System)
NERB	North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
NEW	Native Employment Works Program
NFA	National Fire Academy (part of FEMA)
NFANC	National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
NFB	National Federation of the Blind
NFCDCU	National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
NFID	National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
NFIE	National Foundation for the Improvement of Education
NFIMR	National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program (The American College of Obstetricians and Glynecologists
NFIRS	National Fire Incident Reporting System (part of FEMA)
NFMC	National Farm Medicine Center
NFU	National Farmers Union
NGC	National Guideline Clearinghouse (U.S. government)
NGO	National Governors Association
NHC	National Health Council
NHCHC	National Health Care for the Homeless Council
NHF	National Hemophilia Foundation
NHGRI	National Human Genome Research Institute (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NHIC	National Health Information Center (part of ODPHP in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NHLBI	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NHPF	National Health Policy Forum (at George Washington University)
NHSA	National Head Start Association
NHSC	National Health Service Corps (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (part of the U.S. Department of Transportation)
NIA	National Institute on Aging (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIAAA	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIAID	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIAMS	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIBIB	National Institute on Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIC	National Institute of Corrections (U.S. Department of Justice)
NICCA	National Indian Child Care Association
NICHCY	National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHD	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (also NICHHD) (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NICHHD	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (also NICHD) (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NICHQ	National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
NICHSR	National Information Center for Health Services Research (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIDA	National Institute on Drug Abuse (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIDCD	National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIDCR	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (formerly National Institute of Dental Research, part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIDDK	National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (part of NIH the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIDR	National Institute of Dental Research (now called the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIEER	National Institute for Early Education Research
NIEHS	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIGMS	National Institute of General Medical Sciences (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIH	National Institutes of Health (agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIMA	National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NINDS	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NINR	National Institute of Nursing Research (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIP	National Immunization Program (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. government)
NLC	National League of Cities
NLM	National Library of Medicine (part of NIH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NMAC	National Minority AIDS Council
NMDP	National Marrow Donor Program
NMEP	National Medicare Education Program
NNCC	National Network for Child Care (part of the Cooperative Extension System)
NNEDV	National Network to End Domestic Violence
NNPHI	National Network of Public Health Institutes
NN/LM	National Network of Libraries of Medicine
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S. government)
NOF	National Osteoporosis Foundation
NOPR	National Oncologic PET Registry
NORA	National Organizations Responding to AIDS
NOSORH	National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
NOYS	National Organizations for Youth Safety
NPDB	National Practitioner Data Bank (maintained in HRSA)
NPHHI	National Public Health and Hospital Institute
NPHIC	National Public Health Information Coalition
NPHLDN	National Public Health Leadership Development Network
NPHPSP	National Public Health Performance Standards Program
NPHRC	National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center
NPI	National Provider Identifier Description
NPIC	National Pesticide Information Center
NPIN	National Parent Information Network
NPIN	National Prevention Information Network (part of CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NPPS	National Program for Playground Safety (at Univ. of Northern Iowa)
NPS	National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (a CDC project)
NQF	National Quality Forum
NRC	National Research Council
NRCCAN	National Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
NREMT	National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
NRHA	National Rural Health Association
NRDP	National Rural Development Partnership (USDA program)
NREA	National Rural Education Association
NRECA	National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRN	National Rural Network
NRTC	National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
NSBA	National School Boards Association
NSC	National Safety Council Alabama Chapter
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSAF	National Survey of America's Families (New Federalism)
NSBC	National Safe Boating Council
NSRC	National SIDS Resource Center
NSVRC	National Sexual Violence Resource Center
NTCA	National Telephone Cooperative Association
NTCP	National Tobacco Control Program (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
NTIA	National Telecommunications and Information Administration (part of the U.S. Department of Commerce)
NTICCHC	National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants (at the University of North Carolina)
NVPO	National Vaccine Program Office (part of OPHS in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NWHIC	National Women's Health Information Center (part of OWH in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NWHRC	National Women's Health Resource Center
NWI	National Wetlands Inventory (part of USFWS)
NWLC	National Women's Law Center
NYDIC	National Youth Development Information Center
NYVPRC	National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

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