Aerosolized Anthrax Acronyms

ACIP

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

AES

Aeromedical Evacuation System

AIG

Anthrax Immune Globulin

ARC

American Red Cross

ASPA

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

ASPR

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

AVA

Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed

AVRP

Anthrax Vaccine Research Program

BAC

BioWatch Advisory Committee

BAR

BioWatch Actionable Result

BERT

BioWatch Event Reconstruction Team

BHIM

Behavioral Health Information Messaging

BST

Burn Specialty Teams

CBRNE

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives

CC

Commissioned Corps

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIDRAP

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

CLSI

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

CMS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

COA

Course of Actions

CONOPs

Concept of Operations

COTPER

Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

CRI

Cities Readiness Initiative

DEOC

Director's Emergency Operations Center

DEST

Domestic Emergency Support Team

DFU

Dry Filter Unit

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

DHSO

Deployment Health and Safety Officer

DMAT

Disaster Medical Assistance Teams

DMH

Disaster Mental Health

DMORT

Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Teams

DMU

Deployable Medical Unit

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DOD

Department of Defense

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

DOS

Department of State

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPH

Department of Public Health

DPTS

Deployment Personnel Tracking System

DSLR

Division of State and Local Readiness

DSNS

Division of Strategic National Stockpile

ED

Emergency Departments

EDVT

Emergency Deployment Verification Team

EEI

Essential Elements of Information

EF

Edema Factor

EMAC

Emergency Management Assistance Compacts

EMG

Emergency Management Group

EMRT

Emergency Medical Response Team

EMS

Emergency Medical System

EMSHG

Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group

EMTALA

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

EOC

Emergency Operations Centers

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ERT

Emergency Response Team

ESF

Emergency Support Function

EUA

Emergency Use Authorization

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCC

Federal Coordinating Centers

FCO

Federal Coordinating Officer

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FFDCA

Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act

FIRST

Federal Incident Response Support Team

FMS

Federal Medical Stations

FPS

Favorite Picture Selection

FY

Fiscal Year

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPMRC

Global Patient Movement Requirements Center

GPS

Global Positioning Satellite

GSA

General Services Administration

HAI-ISS

Hospital-Associated Infections and Influenza Surveillance System

HAN

Health Alert Network

HAZMAT

Hazardous Materials

HHS

Health and Human Services

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HSIC

Homeland Security Intelligence Center

IAW

In Accordance With

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

ICEPPP

Incident Communications Emergency Policy and Procedures

ICP

Incident Command Post

ICS

Incident Command System

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

ID

Identification

IHR

International Health Regulations

IMAAC

Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center

IND

Investigative New Drug

INFO

Information

IRAT

Immediate Response Assessment Team

IRCT

Incident Response Coordination Team

ISS

Influenza Surveillance System

IT

Information Technology

IV

Intravenous

JAMA

Journal of the American Medical Association

JFO

Joint Field Offices

JIC

Joint Information Center

JOC

Joint Operations Center

JTTF

Joint Terrorism Task Forces

LD

Lethal Dose

LF

Lethal Factor

LLNL

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LNO

Liaison Officer

LPN

Licensed Practical Nurses

LRN

Laboratory Response Network

MA

Mission Assignment

MCE

Mass Casualty Event

MDMP

Military Decision Making Process

MERRT

Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team

MH

Mental Health

MHE

Materiel Handling Equipment

MHT

Mental Health Team

MIACG

Medical Interagency Coordination Group

MIC

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

MMWR

Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report

MOB

Mobilization

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Areas

NARAC

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center

NCA

National Command Authority

NCCLS

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards

NCPTSD

The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCTC

National Counterterrorism Center

NDMS

National Disaster Medical System

NHSN

National Healthcare Safety Network

NIAID

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NICCL

National Incident Communications Conference Line

NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIH

National Institute of Health

NIMS

National Incident Management System

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NMRT

National Medical Response Teams

NNRT

National Nursing Response Teams

NOC

National Operations Center

NPRT

National Pharmacy Response Teams

NPS

National Planning Scenario

NRCC

National Response Coordination Center

NRP

National Response Plan

NRT

National Response Team

OEM

Office of Emergency Management

OFRD

Office of Force Readiness and Deployment

OGC

Office of the General Counsel

OIC

Officer in Charge

OMSPH

Office of Medicine, Science and Public Health

OPDIV

Operating Divisions

OPHS

Office of Public Health and Science

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

OPS

Operations

OS

Office of the Secretary

OSG

Office of the Surgeon General

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHP

Occupational Safety and Health Plan

OSINF

Open Source Information

OSP

Operations Security Preparedness

PA

Protective Antigen

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PEP

Post-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis

PFO

Principal Federal Official

PHS

Public Health Service

PIO

Public Information Office

PO

Per Os (by mouth)

POC

Point of Contact

POD

Point of Dispensing

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PRA

Patient Reception Area

PREP

Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness

PSSW

Pre Scripted Statements of Work

PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

RD

Regional Director

RDF

Rapid Deployment Force

REC

Regional Emergency Coordinator

RHA

Regional Health Administrator

RNA

Rapid Needs Assessments

ROC

Readiness Operations Center

RRCC

Regional Response Coordination Center

RSS

Receiving Storing and Staging

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration

SCHIP

State Children's Health Insurance Program

SHO

Senior Health Officials

SIOC

Strategic Information and Operations Center

SME

Subject Matter Experts

SMO

Senior Medical/Management Officials

SNL

Sandia National Laboratories

SNS

Strategic National Stockpile

SOC

Secretary's Operations Center

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SPO

Systems Program Office

SSO

Senior Staff Officer

ST

Sequence Type

TARU

Technical Advisory Response Unit

UA

Universal Adversary

UCLA

University of California Los Angeles

USAMRIID

United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disesases

USCG

United States Coast Guard

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USERRA

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

USG

United States Government

USPHS

United States Public Health Service

USPS

United States Postal Service

USUHS

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

VHA

Veterans Health Administration

VHP

Volunteer Healthcare Personnel

VMAT

Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams

VMI

Velocity Managed Inventory

VTC

Video Teleconference

WHO

World Health Organization

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction