List of Commonly Used Acronyms for ASN’s Nutrition Policy Bulletin
Understand the language of the Federal government
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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
AOA – Administration on Aging
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
CBO – Congressional Budget Office
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEP – Community Eligibility Provision
CFSAN – Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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
CSFII – Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals
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
FEC – Federal Election Commission
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
FSIS – Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSMA – Food Safety Modernization Act
FY- Fiscal Year
G
GAO – Government Accountability Office
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
HSB – Head Start Bureau
I
IAFNS – Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Science
IFIC – International Food Information Council
IFPRI – International Food Policy Research Institute
IHS – Indian Health Service
IOM – Institute of Medicine
J
K
L
LHHS – Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
M
MCHB – Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MNT – Medical Nutrition Therapy
N
NAM – National Academy of Medicine
NAS – National Academy of Sciences
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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
OMB – Office of Management and Budget
ONR – (NIH) Office of Nutrition Research
OHSA – Occupational Health and Safety Administration
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
PHS – Public Health Service
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