Acronyms Used in the Cancer Screening Change Packages
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
BMC: Boston Medical Center
BU: Boston University
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
EBCCP: Evidence-based cancer control programs
EHR: Electronic health record
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
FDA: Food and Drug Administration, United States
FIT: Fecal immunochemical test
FoCaS: Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project, The
Georgia CORE: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
GW: George Washington University, The
HCNNY: Health Center Network of New York
HHS: Health and Human Services, United States Department of
HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration, United States
IHPR: Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health San Antonio
IOM: Institute of Medicine
KFF: Kaiser Family Foundation
LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
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
ODPHP: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
ONC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, The
PHC: Partnership HealthPlan of California
PHI: Public Health Institute
RWJF: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
SAHIE: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
SFHP: San Francisco Health Plan
SOS: Smart Options for Screening
U of L: University of Louisville
U of M CARES: University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
U of W PHI: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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
WHO: World Health Organization
WPSI: Women’s Preventive Services Initiative