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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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Acronyms

AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics

ABA American Beverage Association

ACE Adverse Childhood Experiences (study)

ACF Administration for Children & Families

ADA American Dietetic Association; also American Diabetes Association

AHA American Heart Association

AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AI/AN American Indian/Alaska Native

AMA American Medical Association; also American Marketing Association

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service

ANPRM advance notices of proposed rulemaking

ARS Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

BET Black Entertainment Television

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

BMI body mass index

BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

BTS Bureau for Transportation Safety

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program

CARU Children’s Advertising Review Unit

CATCH Coordinated Approach To Child Health

CBBB Council of Better Business Bureaus

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDHS California Department of Health Services

CES Cooperative Extension Service

CFSC Community Food Security Coalition

CHIS California Health Interview Survey

CNLP Child Nutrition Labeling Program

CNPP Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

CSD carbonated soft drinks

CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

CSTE Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

CVD cardiovascular disease

CX3 Communities of Excellence in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention

DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

DoD U.S. Department of Defense

DoEd U.S. Department of Education

DoI U.S. Department of the Interior

DoL U.S. Department of Labor

DoT U.S. Department of Transportation

EFNEP Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program

ERS Economic Research Service

FANRP Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FFVP Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

FGP Food Guide Pyramid

FHWA Federal Highway Administration

FMI Food Marketing Institute

FMNP Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

FMNV foods of minimal nutritional value

FNB Food and Nutrition Board

FNS Food and Nutrition Service

FSNE Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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FSP Food Stamp Program

FTC Federal Trade Commission

FY fiscal year

GAO Government Accountability Office

GDP gross domestic product

GIS geographic information systems

GMA Grocery Manufacturers Association

HEAC Healthy Eating/Active Communities

HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration

HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

IHS Indian Health Service

IMPACT Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act

IOM Institute of Medicine

KPI key performance indicators

MAPP Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships

MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau

MoU memorandum of understanding

NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials

NARC National Advertising Review Council

NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals

NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

NCHS National Center for Health Statistics

NCI National Cancer Institute

NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance

NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures

NCYFS National Children and Youth Fitness Study

NFCS National Food Consumption Survey

NGA National Governors Association

NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHES National Health Examination Survey

NHIS National Health Interview Survey

NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NHTS National Household Travel Survey

NICHD National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIH National Institutes of Health

NLEA Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

NLSAH National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

NLSY National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

NPS National Park Service

NRC National Research Council

NSCH National Survey of Children’s Health

NSECH National Survey of Early Childhood Health

NSLP National School Lunch Program

ODPHP Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OMH Office of Minority Health

OSG Office of the Surgeon General

OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy

PART Program Assessment Rating Tool

PBH Produce for Better Health Foundation

PCPFS President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

PEP Physical Education Program Grants

PedNSS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System

PNSS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System

PRC Prevention Research Center

PSA public service advertising

QSR quick serve restaurant

RCT randomized controlled trial

REACH Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

RWJF Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SBP School Breakfast Program

SCHIP State Child Health Insurance Program

SDPI Special Diabetes Program for Indians

SES socioeconomic status

SHAC school health advisory council

SHAPE Survey of the Health of All the Population and the Environment

SHI School Health Index

SHP School Health Profiles

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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SHPPS School Health Policies and Programs Study

SIDS sudden infant death syndrome

SNAP State Nutrition Action Plans

SNDA School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study

SPAN School Physical Activity and Nutrition

SPI State Plan Index

SRTS Safe Routes to School Program

TFAH Trust for America’s Health

TRB Transportation Research Board

UB University of Baltimore

UFFVA United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association

UPC uniform product code

UPRRP Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

WHO World Health Organization

WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

YMCLS Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey

YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey

YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11722.
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The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st century. The country is beginning to recognize childhood obesity as a major public health epidemic that will incur substantial costs to the nation. However, the current level of investment by the public and private sectors still does not match the extent of the problem. There is a substantial underinvestment of resources to adequately address the scope of this obesity crisis.

At this early phase in addressing the epidemic, actions have begun on a number of levels to improve the dietary patterns and to increase the physical activity levels of young people. Schools, corporations, youth-related organizations, families, communities, foundations, and government agencies are working to implement a variety of policy changes, new programs, and other interventions. These efforts, however, generally remain fragmented and small in scale.

Moreover, the lack of systematic monitoring and evaluation of interventions have hindered the development of an evidence base to identify, apply, and disseminate lessons learned and to support promising efforts to prevent childhood obesity.

Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up? examines the progress made by obesity prevention initiatives in the United States from 2004 to 2006. This book emphasizes a call to action for key stakeholders and sectors to commit to and demonstrate leadership in childhood obesity prevention, evaluates all policies and programs, monitors their progress, and encourages stakeholders to widely disseminate promising practices. This book will be of interest to federal, state, and local government agencies; educators and schools; public health and health care professionals; private-sector companies and industry trade groups; media; parents; and those involved in implementing community-based programs and consumer advocacy.

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