What to know
This page provides a list of acronyms used in the Cancer Screening Change Packages.
A
- AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians
- AAPC: American Academy of Professional Coders
- ACCC: Association of Community Cancer Centers
- ACCION: Against Colorectal Cancer in Our Neighborhoods
- ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- ACR: American College of Radiology
- ACS: American Cancer Society
- AGA: American Gastroenterological Association
- AHA: American Hospital Association
- AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AICAF: American Indian Cancer Foundation
- AICF: American-Italian Cancer Foundation
- AMA: American Medical Association
- ASCCP: American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
- ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
- ASHA: American Sexual Health Association
- ATSDR: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
C
- CARES: Cancer Alliance to Reignite and Enhance Screening
- CCCNP: Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
- CCSPSC: Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in South Carolina
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CHR: Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CORE: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
- CPCRN: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
F
- FCC: Federal Communications Commission
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration, United States
- FIT: Fecal immunochemical test
- FoCaS: Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project, The
G
- Georgia CORE: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
- GW: George Washington University, The
H
- HCNNY: Health Center Network of New York
- HHS: Health and Human Services, United States Department of
- HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration, United States
I
- IHPR: Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health San Antonio
- IOM: Institute of Medicine
N
- NACDD: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
- NACHC: National Association of Community Health Centers
- NBCCEDP: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- NCCC: National Cervical Cancer Coalition
- NCCRT: National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
- NCDHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- NCI: National Cancer Institute
- NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
- NCUIH: National Council on Urban Indian Health
- NHCRCSP: New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
- NIH: National Institutes of Health
- NIHB: National Indian Health Board
- NQF: National Quality Forum
- NYU: New York University
O
- ODPHP: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- ONC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, The
S
- SAHIE: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
- SFHP: San Francisco Health Plan
- SOS: Smart Options for Screening
U
- U of L: University of Louisville
- U of M CARES: University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
- UCI: University of California, Irvine
- UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles
- UCSF: University of California, San Francisco
- UDS: Uniform Data System
- UNM: University of New Mexico
- UIHI: Urban Indian Health Institute
- USPSTF: United States Preventive Services Task Force
- UT: University of Texas
- UW: University of Wisconsin
- UW PHI: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute