ASTE Association of State and Territorial Epidemiologists ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry BDDD Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NCEH BLLRS Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEH Center for Environmental Health CVS chorionic villus sampling DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DOE Department of Energy DPP Disabilities Prevention Program, NCEH EHHE Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH EHLS Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, NCEH EMS eosinophilia myalgia syndrome EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPO Epidemiology Program Office, CDC ERC Emergency Response Coordination ETS environmental tobacco smoke FAS fetal alcohol syndrome FDA Food and Drug Administration HDL high-density lipoprotein HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIV human immunodeficiency virus HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development IOM Institute of Medicine JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association ME/C medical examiner or coroner MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MTBE methyl tertiary butyl ether | NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC NCEH National Center for Environmental Health NCEHIC National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, CDC NCEP National Cholesterol Education Program NCHS National Center for Health Statistics, CDC NCIPC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control NICHHD National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, NIH NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (an ongoing series) NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH NIH National Institutes of Health NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC NPS National Park Service OSH Office on Smoking and Health, CCDPHP PAH polyaromatic hydrocarbon PAHO Pan American Health Organization PAMM Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition PHS Public Health Service QA quality assurance QC quality control SBAA Spina Bifida Association of America TBA tertiary butyl alcohol TCDD tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin TOS toxic oil syndrome UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fun VA Veterans Administration VLBW very low birth weight VOC volatile organic compound VSP Vessel Sanitation Program WHO World Health Organization |