ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
ASPR |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
BRIC |
Boston Regional Intelligence Center |
CARD |
Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CMOC |
Catastrophic Medical Operations Center |
DNU |
“Do Not Use” |
EHR |
electronic health record |
EMS |
emergency medical services |
EOC |
emergency operations center |
ESAR-VHP |
Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals |
ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FIMS |
Facility Information Management System |
HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIT |
health information technology |
HPP |
Hospital Preparedness Program |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
JPATS |
Joint Patient Assessment & Tracking System |
MCHM |
Methylcyclohexanemethanol |
MDH |
Minnesota Department of Health |
MIC |
Medical Intelligence Center |
MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
NACCHO |
National Association of County and City Health Officials |
NBEOC |
National Business Emergency Operations Center |
NEN |
Neighborhood Empowerment Network |
NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
NHSPI |
National Health Security Preparedness Index |
NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
NTL |
nurse triage line |
OEMC |
Office of Emergency Management and Communication |
ONC |
Office of the National Coordinator (HHS) |
PHEP |
Public Health Emergency Preparedness |
SETRAC |
SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council |
UASI |
Urban Area Security Initiative |
VOAD |
Volunteers Active in Disaster |