The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC)
Adult Immunization Workgroup Members
Chair, Office of the Secretary
Jo Ivey Boufford
Administration for Children and Families
Joan Gaffney
Margaret Washnitzer
Administration on Aging
Valerie Soroka
Moya Benoit Thompson
Agency for Health-care Policy and Research
Karen Carp
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tamara Allen
Jose F. Cordero
William Heyward
Tamara Kicera
Beth Knowlton
John Livengood
Linda Martin
Alison Mawle
Dixie Snider
Raymond Strikas
Walter W. Williams
Food and Drug Administration
Norman Baylor
Stuart Nightingale
Peter Patriarca
Health Care Financing Administration
Pauline Feldman
Pamela Gentry
William McQueeney
Sam Shekar
Health Resources and Services Administration
David E. Benor
Anita W. Burney
Vito Caserta
Anne H. Chang
Jessie M. Crawford
Rita Goodman
Margaret T. Lee
Louis Emmet Mahoney
Michele A. Puryear
William A. Robinson
Paul S. Rusinko
David M. Stevens
Indian Health Service
Michael Trujillo
National Institutes of Health
George Curlin
Bruce Gellin
Regina Rabinovich
National Vaccine Program Office
Robert F. Breiman
Stephen J. Sepe
Jane Zanca
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Cheryl Austein Casnoff
Amy Nevel
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Amy Busch
Gretchen Schroeder
Office for Civil Rights
Denise Carver
Marcella Haynes
Office of the Inspector General
Joe Green
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Agnes Donahue
Office of Minority Health
Georgia Buggs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Joseph Autry
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS ACTION PLAN
AAIP Association of American Indian Physicians
ACF Administration for Children and Families
ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AoA Administration on Aging
APIAHF Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum
ASPA Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMHC Community / Migrant Health Centers
CRADAs Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
FDA Food and Drug Administration
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HCH Health Care for the Homeless
HCPH Health Care in Public Housing
HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
IDSA Infectious Disease Society of America
IGA Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
IHS Indian Health Service
IOM - VPR Institute of Medicine - Vaccine Priorities Report
JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
NCAI National Coalition for Adult Immunization
NIH National Institutes of Health
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NVAC National Vaccine Advisory Committee
NIAID National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NVPO National Vaccine Program Office
OCR Office for Civil Rights
OIG Office of the Inspector General
OMH Office of Minority Health
OPDIVs* Operating Divisions
OSG Office of the Surgeon General
PROs Professional Review Organizations
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
STAFFDIVs Staff Divisions
VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VICP Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
*OPDIVs are the original Public Health Services agencies, including the Administration on Children and Families, CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registries, FDA, HCFA, HRSA, IHS, NIH, Program Support Center, and SAMHSA.
STAFFDIVs are the major staff offices of the Office of the Secretary of DHHS, which include the Assistant Secretary for Health (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health), Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Civil Rights, Consumer Affairs, Deputy Secretary of the Chief of State, Inspector General, and Office of General Counsel.