List of Commonly Used Acronyms for ASN Health and Nutrition Policy Newsletter
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
A
ACA- Affordable Care Act
ACL – Administration for Community Living
AFRI- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (administered by USDA NIFA)
AHA – American Heart Association
AHRQ- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AND- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
ARS- (USDA) Agricultural Research Service
ARPA-H – Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
ASTHO – Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASN- American Society for Nutrition
B
BANR- (NASEM) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
BBBA- Build Back Better Act
BPC – Bipartisan Policy Center
BRFSS- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
C
CASP- ASN Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy
CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEP- Community Eligibility Provision
CMS- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CNPP- (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
CNR- Child Nutrition Reauthorization
CPSTF – Community Preventive Services Task Force
CR – Continuing Resolution
D
DEIA- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
DGA– Dietary Guidelines for Americans
DGAC- Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DRI – Dietary Reference Intake
E
EFNEP- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
EFSA – European Food Safety Authority
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
ERS – (USDA) Economic Research Service
EU – European Union
F
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FDA- Food and Drug Administration
FFAR – Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
FNB – (NASEM) Food and Nutrition Board
FNS- (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service
FRAC – Food Research and Action Center
FSMA – Food Safety Modernization Act
FY- Fiscal Year
G
H
HELP- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
HHS- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HP2030- Healthy People 2030
HRSA- Health Resources and Services Administration
I
IAFNS -Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Science
IFIC – International Food Information Council
IFPRI- International Food Policy Research Institute
J
K
L
LHHS- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
M
MNT- Medical Nutrition Therapy
N
NAM- National Academy of Medicine
NASEM- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
NCATS- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
NCHS- (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics
NCFAR – National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research
NHANES- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHLBI – (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NCI- (NIH) National Cancer Institute
NICHD- (NIH) Eunice Shriver Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDDK- (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIFA- (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIH- National Institutes of Health
NOFO- Notice of Funding Opportunity
NSF- National Science Foundation
O
ODPHP – (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
ODS – (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements
OFPR- (FDA) Office of Food Policy and Response
ONR- (NIH) Office of Nutrition Research
OSTP – White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
OWH- (HHS) Office on Women’s Health
P
PCAST- President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Q
R
RFI- Request for Information
RWJF – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
S
SNAP- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SoAR – Supporters of Agricultural Research
SY – School Year
T
T2D- Type 2 Diabetes
T2DM- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
U
UCS- Union of Concerned Scientists
UN – United Nations
USAID – U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA- U.S. Department of Agriculture
USPSTF – US. Preventive Services Task Force
V
W
WHO – World Health Organization
WIC- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children