Appendix A: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2011 – List of acronyms

Appendix A: List of Acronyms

ADI

Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative

AHS

Adolescent Health Survey

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AII

Alcohol Ignition Interlocks

APS

Aboriginal Peoples Survey

ASIST

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

ASMR

Age-standardized mortality rate

BMI

Body mass index

CADUMS

Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey

CAHRD

Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Inc.

CAMH

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

CAMIMH

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

CBT

Cognitive behavioural therapy

CCHS

Canadian Community Health Survey

CCMED

Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database

CCOHS

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

CHIRPP

Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

CHVI

Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative

CIHR

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CIS

Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect

CNDSS

Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System

CPHO

Chief Public Health Officer

CPNP

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program

CPNP-FNIC

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program-First Nations and Inuit Component

CPSS

Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System

CSEP

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

CSH

Comprehensive school health

CTC

Communities That Care

DARE

Drug Abuse Resistance Education

E-SYS

Enhanced Surveillance of Canadian Street Youth

FASD

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

GPS

Global positioning system

HAES

Health at Every Size

HBSC

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HCV

Hepatitis C virus

HIFIS

Homeless Individuals and Families Information System

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

HPS

Homelessness Partnering Strategy

IWH

Institute for Work & Health

JCSH

Joint Consortium for School Health

LGBTQ

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning

LICO

Low income cut-off

LIFE

Living is for Everyone

MADD

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

MCH

Maternal and Child Health

MES

Maternity Experiences Survey

MHCC

Mental Health Commission of Canada

MHFA

Mental Health First Aid

MMR

Measles, mumps, rubella

MWAC

First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Advisory Committee

NACRS

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System

NADS

National Anti-Drug Strategy

NDSS

National Diabetes Surveillance System

NIS

National Immunization Strategy

NLSCY

National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

NPHS

National Population Health Survey

NSSI

Non-suicidal self-injury

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PACT

Partnership to Assist with Cessation of Tobacco

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PFD

Personal floatation device

PHAC

Public Health Agency of Canada

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease

PREVNet

Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network

RHS

First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey

RIDE

Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere

RRC

Resilience Research Centre

SADD

Students Against Destructive Decisions

SHAHRP

School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHO

World Health Organization

WSIB

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

YCW

Young Canada Works

YES

Youth Employment Strategy

YSS

Youth Smoking Survey

YITS

Youth in Transition Survey

YRP

Youth Relationships Project