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Glossary

A

AAAAI
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

AAFA
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

AANAM
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics America

AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics

AARC
American Association for Respiratory Care

AHEC
Area Health Education Center

AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

ARNP
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

C

CBO
Community Based Organization

CDC
Centers for Disease Control

CHAT
Community Health Action Team

CLPP
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

D

DHAT
Division of Health Awareness and Tobacco

DOH
Florida Department of Health

DOT
Directly Observed Therapy

E

EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

F

FCPG
Florida Committee Planning Group

FTCP
Florida Tobacco Control Program

G

GINA
Global Initiative for Asthma

GLI
Group Level Intervention

H

HAV
Hepatitis A Virus

HBV
Hepatitis B Virus

HCV
Hepatitis C Virus

HE/RR
Health Education and Risk Reduction Program

HIV
Human Immune Deficiency Virus

HOPWA
Housing Opportunity People with AIDS

HST
Health Support Technician

I

IDU
Injecting Drug Use

IEP
Individual Education Plans

M

MDCHD
Miami-Dade County Health Department

MDCPS
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

MSM
Men Who Have Sex With Men

MSW
Masters Prepared Social Workers

N

NCEH
CDC National Center for Environmental Health

NCSN
Nationally Certified School Nurse

NHLBI
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NLHEP
National Lung Health Education Program

O

OEDC
Office of Epidemiology and Disease Control

OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration

P

PA
Physician Assistant

R

RARE
Rapid Assessment Response Evaluation

RN
Registered Nurse

S

SHIP
Senior HIV Intervention Project

STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease

SWAT
Students Working Against Tobacco

T

TB
Tuberculosis

V

VSNP
Volunteer School Nurse Pilot Project

W

WIC
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children

Y

YPLL
Years of Potential Life Lost



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