Appendix A: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2012 – List of acronyms

Appendix A: List of Acronyms

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ASBGA

Aboriginal-specific sex- and gender-based analysis

BMI

Body Mass Index

CAAWS

Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport

CAPC

Community Action Program for Children

CCHS

Canadian Community Health Survey

CCSMH

Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health

CHMS

Canadian Health Measures Survey

CIHR

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CNDSS

Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System

CPHO

Chief Public Health Officer

CPNP

Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program

CVD

Cardiovascular disease

FII-ON

Father Involvement Initiative – Ontario Network

FIN-BC

Father Involvement – BC Network

FIRA

Father Involvement Research Alliance

GBA

Gender based analysis

HALE

Health-adjusted life expectancy

HBSC

Health Behaviours of School-Aged Children

HDHK

Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

HPV

Human papillomavirus

IWHC

Immigrant Women’s Health Centre

LGB

Lesbian, gay and bisexual

LGBTQ

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning

LIFE

Living is for Everyone

MAN

Men’s Awareness Network

MHCC

Mental Health Commission of Canada

MSM

Men who have sex with men

PHAC

Public Health Agency of Canada

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PPD

Postpartum Depression

PYLL

Potential years of life lost

RHS

First Nations Regional Health Survey

SGBA

Sex- and gender-based analysis

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

WHO

World Health Organization

YPF

Young and Potential Fathers Initiative