Glossary
The glossary contains terms, acronyms, and abbreviations used at STEPP and within the tobacco control community.
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AA/PI
Asian American/Pacific Islander
AAP
Annual Action Plan
ACS
American Cancer Society
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAD
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
AHA
American Heart Association
ALA(C)
American Lung Association (of Colorado)
ALF
American Legacy Foundation
AMCHP
Association of Maternal Child Health Programs
ANR
Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights
ASSIST
American Stop Smoking Intervention Study
ASTHO
Association of State and Territorial Health Office
BACCHUS
BACCHUS Peer Education Network
BOH
Board of Health
BREATH
Bar and Restaurant Employees Against Tobacco Hazards
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CBO
Community-based Organization
CCGC
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
CDE
Colorado Department of Education
CDPHE
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
CFFC
Colorado Foundation for Families and Children
CNS
County Nursing Service
COPAN
Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
CPHA
Colorado Public Health Association
CRS
Contract Reimbursement Statement
CSAP
Colorado Student Assessment Program
CTEPA
Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance
CTFK
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
CTRP
Colorado Tobacco Research Program
CX
Communities of Excellence (strategic planning process)
CYS
Colorado Youth Survey
DASH
Division of Adolescent & School Health (CDC)
DOR
Department of Revenue
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ETS
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (a.k.a. secondhand smoke)
GASO
Great American Smokeout
GASP CO
Group to Alleviate Smoking Pollution of Colorado
Get R!EAL (GR)
Resist! Expose Advertising Lies (Youth Empowerment Program)
LHA
Local Health Agency
LHD
Local Health Department
LRPC
Latino/a Research and Policy Center
MCRC
Media Campaign Resource Center – CDC
MPH
Master of Public Health
MSA
Master Settlement Agreement
N-O-T
Not-on-Tobacco, (ALA’s Youth Smoking Cessation Program)
NAQC
North American Quitline Consortium
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH
National Institute of Health
NJC
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
NRT
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
OSH
Office on Smoking or Health (CDC)
PIO
Public Information Officer
PRAMS
Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring Survey
PSD
Prevention Services Division
RC
Review Committee
RFA
Request for Applications
RFP
Request For Proposals
RMC
Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion & Education
SBHC
School-Based Health Centers
SEW
School Employee Wellness
SHI
School Health Index
SHS
Secondhand Smoke
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
STEPP
State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership
STW
Straight-to-Work
TA
Technical Assistance
TABS
Tobacco Attitudes and Behavior Survey
TAG
Technical Advisory Group (for evaluation & TPEG)
TCP
Tobacco Control Partners
TDG
Tobacco Disparities Grant
TFS
Tobacco-Free Schools
TFS Law
Tobacco-Free Schools Law
TGYS
Tony Grampsas Youth Services
TPEG
Tobacco Program Evaluation Group
TTI
Tony Grampsas Tobacco Initiative
UCD
University of Colorado – Denver
UCDHSC
Heath Sciences Center at UCD (sometimes abr. UCHSC)
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
YE
Youth Empowerment
YPH
Youth Partnership for Health
YRBS
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
YTS
Youth Tobacco Survey