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| Abbreviations |
Description |
|---|
| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families (HHS) |
| AHPP |
Alternative Housing Pilot Program (FEMA) |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS) |
| ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| ARC |
American Red Cross |
| ASPR |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS) |
| BARDA |
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority |
| BLS |
Basic Life Support |
| CB |
Children's Bureau (ACF) |
| CCB |
Child Care Bureau (ACF) |
| CCDBG |
Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| CCP |
Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFSIA |
Child and Family Services Improvement Act |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CIP |
Court Improvement Program |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
| DoD |
Department of Defense |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| ED |
Department of Education |
| ESC |
Enterprise Senior Council |
| EHCY |
Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program |
| EMS |
Emergency medical services |
| EMSC |
Emergency Medical Services for Children |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
| EUA |
Emergency Use Authorization |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS) |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FETIG |
Federal Education and Training Interagency Group |
| FICEMS |
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
| HERA |
Hurricane Education Recovery Act |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HPP |
Hospital Preparedness Program |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS) |
| HSGP |
Homeland Security Grant Program |
| HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IAA |
Interagency agreement |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| ISP |
Immediate Services Program |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| MCM |
Medical countermeasure |
| NCCD |
National Commission on Children and Disasters |
| NCDMPH |
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health |
| NCJFCJ |
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges |
| NDHTF |
National Disaster Housing Task Force |
| NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
| NDRF |
National Disaster Recovery Framework |
| NHSS |
National Health Security Strategy |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health (HHS) |
| NLE |
National Level Exercise |
| NMETS |
National Mass Evacuation Tracking System |
| NRC |
National Resource Center (EMSC) |
| NRF |
National Response Framework |
| NVOAD |
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster |
| OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
| OFRD |
United States Public Health Service Office of Force Readinessand Development |
| OHS |
Office of Head Start (HHS) |
| OJJDP |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DOJ) |
| PEHSU |
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit |
| PHEMCE |
Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise |
| PII |
Personally identifiable information |
| PKEMRA |
Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 |
| PL |
Public Law |
| PTSD |
Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| QRIS |
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems |
| REMS |
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools |
| RSF |
Recovery Support Function |
| RSP |
Regular Services Program |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS) |
| SBA |
Small Business Administration |
| SEA |
State Education Agency |
| SERV |
School Emergency Response to Violence |
| SNS |
Strategic National Stockpile |
| USTRANSCOM |
United States Transportation Command (DoD) |
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