Improving Young Adult Health: Acronyms

Acronyms

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ACA	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010
ACHA	American College Health Association
ANSA-T	Child/Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment, Transition to Adulthood Version
AYA/AYAH	Adolescent and Young Adult/Adolescent and Young Adult Health
AYAH-NRC	Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center
BRFSS	Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System
CDC	Center for Disease Control and Prevention
IAA	Interagency Agreement
LGBTQI	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex
MCH/MCHB	Maternal and Child Health/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
NCHA	National College Health Assessment
SOM	State Outcome Measure
SPM	State Performance Measure
STI	Sexually Transmitted Infection
WISQARS	Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
WONDER	Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research
YA	Young Adult
YI	Young Invincibles
YSHCN	Youth with Special Healthcare Needs