| ADA |
American Diabetes Association |
| AF |
Arthritis Foundation |
| ALA |
American Lung Association |
| BCDC |
Bureau of Chronic Disease Control
(now called: Bureau of Cancer and Chronic Disease Control (BCCDC)) |
| BHP |
Bureau of Health Promotion |
| BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey |
| BSHCN |
Bureau of Special Health Care Needs |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDPHP |
Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(now called: Section for Chronic Disease Prevention and Nutrition Services (CDPNS)) |
| CEUs |
Continuing Education Units |
| CHART |
Community Health Assessment Resource Team |
| CHIME |
Center for Health Information Management and Evaluation
(now called: Public Health Practice and Administrative Support Section (PHPASS)) |
| CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CVH |
Cardiovascular Health |
| DESE |
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| DHSS |
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services |
| EHCDP |
Environmental Health and Communicable Disease Prevention
(now called: Section for Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology (DCEE)) |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| FDA |
Federal Drug Administration |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| HCRL |
Health Communications Research Lab |
| HEN |
Health Education Network |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IFP |
Invitation for Proposal |
| JDRF |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
| LPHA |
Local Public Health Agency |
| MAAB |
Missouri Arthritis Advisory Board |
| MAOP |
Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program |
| MAPCAB |
Missouri Asthma Prevention and Control Advisory Board |
| MAPCP |
Missouri Asthma Prevention and Control Program |
| MASN |
Missouri Association of School Nurses |
| MCFH |
Maternal Child and Family Health
(now called: Section for Healthy Families and Youth (HFY)) |
| MCHE |
Multi-County Health Educator |
| MCVH |
Missouri Cardiovascular Health Program
(now called: Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (MHDSPP)) |
| MDCP |
Missouri Diabetes Control Program
(now called: Missouri Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (MDPCP)) |
| MLN |
Missouri League for Nursing |
| MPCRF |
Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation (Also referred to
as MoPro) |
| MU |
University of Missouri |
| UMC |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
| NAEPP |
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program |
| NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| OSRE |
Office of Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation |
| OWH |
Office of Women's Health |
| PACE |
People with Arthritis Can Exercise |
| PRC |
Program Review Committee |
| RACs |
Regional Arthritis Centers |
| REACH |
Racial and Ethic Approach to Community Health |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RSMo |
Missouri Revised Statutes |
| SLU |
St. Louis University |
| SPHPRC |
School of Public Health Prevention Research Center |
| YRBS |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance |
| YTS |
Youth Tobacco Survey |
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