ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
ASH | Assistant Secretary for Health |
ASPA | Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs |
ASPHEP | Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness |
ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CONOPS | Concept of Operations |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DoD | Department of Defense |
EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
ESF | Emergency Support Function |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FMCS | Federal Medical Contingency Stations |
HA | hemagglutinin (a protein on the surface of the influenza virus) |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
HSPD | Homeland Security Presidential Directive |
ICS | Incident Command System |
IIMG | Interagency Incident Management Group |
ILI | influenza-like-illness |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
NA | neuraminidase (a protein on the surface of the influenza virus) |
NI | neuraminidase inhibitors |
NIC | National Influenza Center |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NDMS | National Disaster Medical System |
NIMS | National Incident Management System |
NRP | National Response Plan |
NVAC | National Vaccine Advisory Committee |
NVPO/HHS | National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and Human Services |
OPHEP/HHS | Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services |
OGHA/HHS | Office of Global Health Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services |
OIGA/HHS | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services |
PHS | Public Health Service |
PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
R&D | Research and Development |
SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
USAID | U.S. Agency for International Development |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
VRBPAC | Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee |
WHO | World Health Organization |