HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan

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Visit PandemicFlu.gov for one-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. HHS is responsible for Pandemic Influenza Planning, outlined below.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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