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A |
| a.k.a. |
Also Known As |
| AA |
African American |
| AAA |
Area Agency on Aging |
| AAAAI |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology |
| AAB |
Authorized Annual Budget |
| AAC |
Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
| AADE |
American Association of Diabetes Educators |
| AAFA |
Asthma & Allergy Association of America |
| AAIHB |
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board |
| AANMA |
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AASA |
Asthma Association of School Administrators |
| ABA |
Applied Behavioral Analysis |
| ABCs |
Active Bacterial Core surveillance |
| ABFT |
American Board of Forensic Toxicology |
| ABLES |
Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance |
| ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
| ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
| ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ACQ |
Advisory Council on Quality |
| ACS |
American Cancer Society |
| ACSC |
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAP |
AIDS Drug Assistance Program |
| AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
| AEMT |
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician |
| AES |
Alternative Education Setting |
| AFB |
Air Force Base |
| AFIRM |
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules |
| AFIX |
Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, and eXchange |
| AFSP |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
| AGA |
Accountability in Government Act |
| AHA |
American Heart Association |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AHSP |
Adolescent Health Strategic Plan |
| AIAN |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AIH |
American Indian Health |
| AIHAC |
American Indian Health Advisory Council |
| AIM |
Project Adult Identity Mentoring |
| AIMS |
APHL Informatics Messaging Services |
| AJOT |
American Journal of Occupational Therapy |
| ALA |
American Lung Association |
| ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
| ALTSD |
Aging and Long-Term Services Department |
| AMCHP |
Association of Maternal Child Health Programs |
| AMTAC |
Air Medical Transport Advisory Committee |
| ANAB |
ANSI National Accreditation Board |
| ANE |
Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation |
| ANS |
Adult Nursing Services |
| AOEC |
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics |
| AOTA |
American Occupational Therapy Association |
| APCD |
All-Payer Claims Database |
| APHA |
American Public Health Association |
| APHL |
Association of Public Health Laboratories |
| APHN |
Association of Public Health Nurses |
| APIC |
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology |
| APR |
Annual Performance Report |
| APTA |
American Physical Therapy Association |
| ARA |
Annual Resource Allotment |
| ARI |
Accute Respiratory Illnesss |
| ARM |
Aspiration Risk Management |
| ARST |
Aspiration Risk Screening Tool |
| ASAM |
American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ASHA |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| ASPR |
Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response |
| ASQ |
Ages and Stages Questionnaire |
| ASQSE |
Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social Emotional |
| ASTDD |
Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors |
| ASTDN |
Association of State & Territorial Directors of Nursing |
| ASTHO |
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| ATF |
Assistive Technology Fund |
| ATIA |
Assistive Technology Industry Association |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AVRS |
Automated Voice Response System |
| AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
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C |
| CA |
California |
| CAD |
Cumulative Attributable Difference |
| CAH |
Critical Access Hospital |
| CALM |
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means |
| CAMTS |
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems |
| CAP |
College of American Pathologists |
| CARE |
Center for Adolescent Relationship Exploration |
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARMP |
Comprehensive Aspiration Risk Management Plan |
| CASA |
Clinic Assessment Software Application |
| CBS |
Columbia Broadcasting System |
| CC |
Core Competency |
| CCGS |
Customized Community Group Supports |
| CCHD |
Critical Congenital Heart Disease |
| CCHS |
Caregivers Criminal History Screenig |
| CCHSP |
Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program |
| CCS |
Customized Community Supports |
| CCW |
Convalescent Care Waiver |
| CD |
Chronic Disease |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDD |
Center for Development and Disability |
| CDI |
Clostridium difficile Infection |
| CDM |
Communicable Diseases Manual |
| CDPC |
Chronic Disease Prevention Council |
| CDPH |
California Department of Public Health |
| CDPS |
Cannabis-Derived Products |
| CDSMP |
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program |
| CDSS |
Community Direct Support |
| CE |
Continuing Education |
| CEHA |
Community Environmental Health Assessment |
| CEHRT |
Certified Electronic Health Record Technology |
| CEU |
Continuing Education Units |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHA |
Community Health Assessment |
| CHANCES |
Collaboration to Help Assure No Child is Exposed to Substances |
| CHAP |
Community Health Assessment Program |
| CHC |
Community Health Center |
| CHIL-e |
Child Health Immunization Learning-electronic |
| CHILI |
Child Health Immunization Learning Initiative |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHR |
Community Health Representatives |
| CHW |
Community Health Workers |
| CI |
Community Inclusion |
| CIE |
Community Integrated Employment |
| CISD |
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing |
| CISM |
Critical Incident Stress Management |
| CLABSI |
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection |
| CLAS |
Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services |
| CLE |
Community Life Engagement |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| CM |
Case Manager |
| CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
| CMP |
Civil Money Penalty |
| CMS |
Children's Medical Services |
| CNA |
Certified Nurse Aide |
| CNM |
Central New Mexico |
| CO |
Colorado |
| COBINA |
Columbus Luna County Palomas Binational Health Council |
| CoCASA |
Comprehensive Clinic Assessment Software Application |
| CoIIN |
Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network |
| COP |
Condition of Participation |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COPS |
Conditions of Participation |
| COR |
Consolidated Online Registry |
| CP-CRE |
Carbapenemase-producing Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae |
| CPAG |
Community Planning & Action Group |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
| CQL |
Council on Quality and Leadership |
| CRE |
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae |
| CRI |
Cities Readiness Initiative |
| CRS |
Crisis Response Staff |
| CRT |
Crisis Response Team |
| CRUNCH |
Collaborative Run-down on Community Health |
| CS |
Crisis Supports |
| CSA |
Core Service Agency |
| CSB |
Clinical Services Bureau |
| CSFP |
Commodity Supplemental Food Program |
| CST |
Crisis Support Team |
| CSTE |
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists |
| CSW |
Community Supports Waiver |
| CT |
Connecticut |
| CTAR |
Chemical Threat Analytical Response |
| CVAAS |
Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
| CVRC |
Crime Victims Reparation Commission |
| CVX |
CDC Vaccine Administered Code |
| CYFD |
Children, Youth and Families Department |
| CYSHCN |
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs |
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D |
| DBD |
Division of Bacterial Diseases |
| DBO |
Done by One |
| DBP |
Disinfection By-Product(s) |
| DC |
District of Columbia |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council |
| DDSD |
Developmental Disabilities Support Division |
| DDW |
Developmental Disabilities Waiver |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DEET |
N,N-Diethyl-M-Toluamide |
| DGMQ |
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine |
| DHAP |
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHI |
Division of Health Improvement |
| DHSEM |
Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| DMAIC |
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control |
| DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
| DNV |
Det Norske Veritas |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOS |
Department of State |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPCP |
Diabetes Prevention and Control |
| DPP |
Diabetes Prevention Program |
| DPS |
Department of Public Safety |
| DRNM |
Disability Rights New Mexico |
| DRPH |
Doctor of Public Health |
| DS |
Developmental Specialist |
| DSME |
Diabetes Self-Management Education |
| DSP |
Direct Support Personnel |
| DSS |
Direct Support Supervisors |
| DTaP |
Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Acellular Pertussis |
| DTPA |
Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid |
| DTRR |
Definitive Trauma Registry Records |
| DVS |
Department of Veterans Services |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
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E |
| eCR |
Electronic Case Reporting |
| ED |
Emergency Department |
| EEUU |
Estados Unidos |
| EH |
Environmental Health |
| EHDI |
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention |
| EHEB |
Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau |
| EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
| EIP |
Emerging Infections Programs |
| EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
| ELC |
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity |
| ELP |
Essential Life Planning |
| ELR |
Electronic Laboratory Reporting |
| EMD |
Emergency Medical Dispatch |
| EMDA |
Emergency Medical Dispatch Agency |
| EMI |
Emergency Management Institute |
| EMR |
Emergency Medical Responder |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EMSB |
Emergency Medical Systems Bureau |
| EMSC |
Emergency Medical Systems for Children |
| EMSCOM |
Emergency Medical Services Communications |
| EMT |
Emergency Medical Technician |
| EMTTS |
Emergency Medical Treatment and Triage System |
| ENT |
Ear, Nose & Throat |
| EOGBS |
Early-Onset Group B Streptococcus |
| EOL |
End of Life |
| EOR |
Employer of Record |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPHT |
Environmental Public Health Tracking |
| EPICS |
Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs |
| EPR-3 |
Expert Panel Report 3 |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, & Treatment |
| EPT |
Expedited Partner Treatment |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| ERD |
Epidemiology and Response Division |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ERS |
Emergency Response Services |
| ESAR-VHP |
Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals |
| ESPN |
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network |
| ESRD |
End Stage Renal Disease |
| ESS |
Employment Supports |
| ESSENCE |
Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics |
| ETAAS |
Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
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F |
| FAAS |
Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| FAB |
Family Advisory Board |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBMC |
Fort Bayard Medical Center |
| FBSVH |
Fort Bayard State Veterans Home |
| FCA |
Family Caregiver Alliance |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FEED |
Food Environment and Education Data |
| FEIN |
Federal Employee Identification Number |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FERN |
Food Emergency Response Network |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FFVP |
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program |
| FHB |
Family Health Bureau |
| FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| FIT |
Family Infant Toddler |
| FLEX |
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| FluSurv-NET |
Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network |
| FMA |
Financial Management Agency |
| FMNP |
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program |
| FMS |
Federal Medical Station |
| FNCH |
First Nations Community Healthsource |
| FOBT |
Fecal Occult Blood Test |
| FoodNet |
Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network |
| FPP |
Family Planning Program |
| FSC |
Family Service Coordinator |
| FTU |
Forensic Treatment Unit |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
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H |
| H1N1 |
Swine Flu |
| H2O |
Dihydrogen Monoxide (Water) |
| H3N2 |
Influenza A Virus Subtype |
| HAA5 |
Haloacetic Acids |
| HAFB |
Holloman Air Force Base |
| HAI |
Healthcare-Associated Infections |
| HAIC |
Healthcare-Associated Infections Community Interface |
| HAR |
Heterosexuals at Risk |
| HAV |
Hepatitis A Virus |
| HB |
House Bill |
| HBIG |
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin |
| HBsAg |
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCA |
Health Care Authority |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
| HCL |
Hydrochloric Acid |
| HCO |
Health Care Organization |
| HCP |
Healthcare Personnel |
| HCUP |
Health Care Utilization Project |
| HCV |
Hepatitis C Virus |
| HDL |
High-Density Lipoprotein |
| HDSPP |
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program |
| HEAL |
Healthy Eating and Active Living |
| HEP |
Health Equity Partnerships |
| HEPA |
High-Efficiency Particulate Air |
| HFLC |
Health Facility Licensing & Certification |
| HHA |
Home Health Aides |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HIA |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Hib |
Haemophilus influenzae Serotype B |
| HICPAC |
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee |
| HIDD |
Hospital Inpatient Discharge Database |
| HIPAA |
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIS |
Health Information System |
| HIT |
Health Information Technology |
| HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HIVSEP |
HIV Epidemiology & Surveillance Program |
| HKHC |
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities |
| HKLC |
Healthy Kids Las Cruces |
| HKNM |
Healthy Kids New Mexico |
| HL7 |
Health Level 7 |
| HOPE |
Helping Our People Endure |
| HP&R |
Healthcare Preparedness and Response |
| HPAI |
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
| HPC |
Health Policy Commission |
| HPS |
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome |
| HPSA |
Health Professional Shortage Areas |
| HPT |
Health Promotion Team |
| HPV |
Human Papillomavirus |
| HRI |
Heat-Related Illness |
| HRSA |
Health Resources Services Administration |
| HSB |
Health Systems Bureau |
| HSC |
Health Sciences Center |
| HSD |
Human Services Department |
| HSEP |
Health Systems Epidemiology Program |
| HSI |
Health System Innovation |
| HSIC |
Health System Innovation Committee |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
| HUGS |
Help Us Grow Strong Survey |
| HUS |
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
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I |
| i.e. |
Id Est (Latin term meaning “That is to say”) |
| IAC |
Immunization Action Coalition |
| IAD |
Indian Affairs Department |
| IAP |
Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis |
| IASP |
Immediate Action Safety Plan |
| IBA |
Individual Budgetary Allotment |
| IBEB |
Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology Bureau |
| IBIS |
Indicator-Based Information System |
| ICAR |
Infection Control Assessment and Response |
| ICATT |
Increasing Community Access to Testing |
| ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facilities |
| ICIE |
Intensive Community Integrated Employment |
| ICP |
Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| ICP-MS |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ICP-OES |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability |
| IDB |
Infectious Disease Bureau |
| IDD |
Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDR |
Informal Dispute Resolution |
| IDT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
| IDU |
Injection Drug Users |
| IEB |
Intake and Eligibility Bureau |
| IEP |
Individual Education Program |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
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M |
| mcg |
Micrograms |
| MCH |
Maternal Child Health |
| MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Levels |
| MCM |
Medical Countermeasures |
| MCMOG |
Medical Countermeasures Operational Guide |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organizations |
| MCP |
Medical Cannabis Program |
| MCV |
Meningococcal Conjugate Virus |
| MCV4 |
Tetravalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
| MD |
Medical Doctor |
| MDC |
Medical Direction Committee |
| MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
| MDT |
Mountain Daylight Time |
| MERS-CoV |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus |
| MF |
Medically Fragile |
| MFW |
Medically Fragile Waiver |
| MI |
Mental Illness |
| MMC |
Memorial Medical Center |
| MME |
Milligram Morphine Equivalent |
| MMR |
Mumps, Measles & Rubella |
| MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MN |
Minnesota |
| MOST |
Medical Order for Scope of Treatment |
| MOTU |
Medical Observation Treatment Unit |
| MPA |
Methylprednisolone Acetate |
| MPH |
Masters in Public Health |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
| MRCOG |
Mid-Region Council of Governments |
| MRGEDA |
Middle Rio Grande Economic Development Association |
| MRSA |
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| MS |
Mass Spectrometry |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| MSM |
Men who have Sex with Men |
| MSW |
Master of Social Work |
| MUA |
Medically Underserved Areas |
| MUP |
Medically Underserved Populations |
| MV |
Mi Via |
| MVAC |
Mi Via Advisory Committee |
| MVD |
Motor Vehicle Division |
| MX |
Mexico |
| MyCD |
Manage Your Chronic Disease |
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N |
| NACCHO |
National Association of County and City Health Officials |
| NAEPP |
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program |
| NaOH |
Sodium Hydroxide |
| NAR |
Nurse Aide Registry |
| NARMS |
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System |
| NATCEP |
Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program |
| NBCOT |
National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy |
| NBSP |
Newborn Screening Program |
| NCBH |
National Business Coalition on Health |
| NCCP |
National Continued Competency Program |
| NCEH |
National Center for Environmental health |
| NCHAM |
National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCOA |
National Council on Aging |
| NCPS |
National Center for Patient Safety |
| NDEP |
National Diabetes Education Program |
| NDIC |
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse |
| NDLM |
National Donate Life Month |
| NDPP |
National Diabetes Prevention Program |
| NE |
Northeast |
| NEHA |
National Environmental Health Association |
| NEI |
National Eye Institute |
| NENA |
National Emergency Number Association |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NHSN |
National Healthcare Safety Network |
| NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIIW |
National Infant Immunization Week |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NLGH |
Nor-Lea General Hospital |
| NM |
New Mexico |
| NMAC |
New Mexico Administrative Code |
| NMACP |
New Mexico Asthma Control Program |
| NMAFPC |
New Mexico Adult Falls Prevention Coalition |
| NMAHC |
New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils |
| NMASBHC |
New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care |
| NMBHI |
New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute |
| NMBVRHS |
The New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics |
| NMCADV |
New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
| NMCDC |
New Mexico Community Data Collaborative |
| NMCHWAC |
New Mexico Community Health Workers Advisory Council |
| NMCNE |
New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence |
| NMCOA |
New Mexico Council on Asthma |
| NMCSAP |
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs |
| NMDA |
New Mexico Department of Agriculture |
| NMDCC |
New Mexico Direct Caregivers Coalition |
| NMDGF |
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
| NMDHSEM |
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| NMDOH |
New Mexico Department of Health |
| NMED |
New Mexico Environment Department |
| NMEIP |
New Mexico Emerging Infections Program |
| NMEMSTARS |
New Mexico EMS Tracking and Reporting System |
| NMHA |
New Mexico Hospital Association |
| NMHIT |
New Mexico Health Information Technology |
| NMHSC |
New Mexico Health Service Corps |
| NMIC |
New Mexico Immunization Coalition |
| NMIPC |
New Mexico Injury Prevention Coalition |
| NMMA |
New Mexico Midwives Association |
| NMMRC |
New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps |
| NMNBSP |
New Mexico Newborn Screening Program |
| NMOHR |
New Mexico Occupational Health Registry |
| NMOHSS |
New Mexico Oral Health Surveillance System |
| NMOTA |
New Mexico Occupational Therapy Association |
| NMPCA |
New Mexico Primary Care Association |
| NMPDIC |
New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center |
| NMPHA |
New Mexico Public Health Association |
| NMRC |
New Mexico Rehabilitation Center |
| NMRPTC |
New Mexico Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program |
| NMSA |
New Mexico Statues Annotated |
| NMSD |
New Mexico School for the Deaf |
| NMSIIS |
New Mexico Statewide Immunization Information System |
| NMSO |
New Mexico Senior Olympics |
| NMSOL |
New Mexico—Success, Opportunity, Legendary |
| NMSORH |
State Offices of Rural Health |
| NMSPHERE |
New Mexico’s Site for Public Health Emergency Response Education |
| NMSSP |
New Mexico Shared Strategic Plan |
| NMSU |
New Mexico State University |
| NMSVH |
New Mexico State Veterans' Home |
| NMTAP |
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program |
| NMTRAIN |
New Mexico TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network |
| NNDSS |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System |
| NNHAAD |
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
| NNII |
National Network for Immunization Information |
| NOSORH |
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health |
| NPA |
National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities |
| NPDC |
National Professional Development Center |
| NPHW |
National Public Health Week |
| NR |
National Registry |
| NREMT |
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians |
| NSC |
National Safety Council |
| NSSI |
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury |
| NTD |
Neural Tube Defects |
| NTPPM |
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month |
| NTU |
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit |
| NUPAC |
Nicotine Use Prevention and Control |
| NW |
Northwest |
| NY |
New York |
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P |
| PACE |
Physician Asthma Care Education |
| PAPR |
Powered Air Purifying Respirator |
| PAR |
Prior Authorization Request |
| PASARR |
Pre Admission Screening and Resident Review |
| PASRR |
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review |
| PATH |
Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope |
| PBS |
Positive Behavior Support |
| PBSS |
Positive Behavior Support Strategies |
| PC |
Primary Caregiver |
| PCA |
Person-Centered Assessment |
| PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PCCF |
Primary Care Capital Fund |
| PCHB |
Population and Community Health Bureau |
| PCMH |
Patient-Centered Medical Homes |
| PCO |
Primary Care Cooperative Agreement |
| PCP |
Person-Centered Planning |
| PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PCV13 |
13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
| PCV7 |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
| PD |
Parkinson's Disease |
| PDCA |
Plan-Do-Check-Act |
| PDNHF |
Paseo Del Norte Health Foundation |
| PED |
Public Education Department |
| PEU |
Provider Enrollment Unit |
| PFAS |
Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances |
| PFGE |
Pulse-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| PFP |
Personal Future Planning |
| Ph.D. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| PHA |
Public Health Agency |
| PHAB |
Public Health Accreditation Board |
| PHBPP |
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program |
| PHD |
Public Health Division |
| PHI |
Protected Health Information |
| PHIG |
Public Health Infrastructure Grant |
| PHN |
Public Health Nurse |
| PHO |
Public Health Office |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PHT |
Parent Home Training |
| PIO |
Public Information Officer |
| PIOP |
Pandemic Influenza Operational Plan |
| PLWH |
Persons Living with HIV |
| PLWH/A |
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS |
| PM |
Particulate Matter |
| PMP |
Prescription Monitoring Program |
| PMS |
Presbyterian Medical Services |
| POC |
Plan of Correction |
| POD |
Point of Dispensing |
| POW |
Prisoner of War |
| PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPL |
Personal Production License |
| PRAMS |
Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System |
| PRC |
Public Regulation Commission |
| PRSC |
Preliminary Risk Screening and Consultation |
| PSA |
Public Service Announcement |
| PST |
Personal Support Technology |
| Psy.D. |
Doctor of Psychology |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| PUI |
Patients Under Investigation |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
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S |
| SAFE |
Supports and Assessment for Feeding and Eating |
| SAI |
Summer Asthma Institute |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SATC |
Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center |
| SAVE |
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education |
| SBHA |
School-Based Health Alliance |
| SBHC |
School-Based Health Center |
| SBIRT |
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral To Treatment |
| SC |
Service Coordinator |
| SCID |
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency |
| SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SE |
Southeast |
| SET |
Specialized Early Teaching |
| SFOC |
Secondary Freedom of Choice |
| SFTP |
Secure File Transfer Protocol |
| SFTS |
Safe Routes to School |
| SFY |
State Fiscal Year |
| SGF |
State General Funds |
| SGM |
Sex Gender Minorities |
| SHA |
State Health Assessment |
| SHAC |
School Health Advisory Council |
| SHARE |
Statewide Human Resourses Accounting Reporting |
| SHEA |
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
| SHIP |
State Health Improvement Plan |
| SHM |
School Health Manual |
| SHSIP |
State Health System Innovation Plan |
| SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SIIS |
Statewide Immunization Information System |
| SIM |
State Innovation Model |
| SIS |
Success in Schools |
| SKIIP |
School Kids Influenza Immunization Project |
| SLD |
Scientific Laboratory Division |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathology |
| SMART |
Self-Management and Recovery Training |
| SNAC |
School Nurse Action Committee |
| SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNAP-Ed |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNS |
Strategic National Stockpile |
| SOC |
Semi-volatile Organic Compounds |
| SOE |
Summary of Evidence |
| SOG |
Standard Operating Guide |
| SORH |
State Office of Rural Health Program |
| SP |
Strategic Plan |
| SPAG |
Strategic Planning Advisory Workgroup |
| SPF |
Sun Protection Factor |
| SPH |
Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus |
| SPHERE |
Site for Public Health Emergency Response Education |
| SPO |
State Personnel Office |
| SPR |
Strategic Planning Roadmap |
| SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
| SS |
Specialized Services |
| SSE |
Socialization & Sexuality Education |
| SSI |
Surgical Site Infections |
| SSP |
Service and Support Plan |
| SSRD |
Social Services Resource Directory |
| STCA |
State-Tribal Consultation Act |
| STCP |
State-Tribal Consultation Protocol |
| STD |
Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| STEADI |
STopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries |
| STEC |
Shiga-Toxin producing Escherichia Coli |
| STEMI |
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| STEP |
Supervisory Tools to Enhance Performance |
| STI |
Sexually Transmitted Infections |
| STLT |
State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial |
| STOP |
Sex Offender Treatment Program |
| STP |
Statewide Transition Plan |
| STSS |
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome |
| SUB |
Student Union Building |
| SUD |
Substance Use Disorder |
| SUES |
Substance Use Epidemiology Section |
| SUID |
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death |
| SVI |
Social Vulnerability Index |
| SW |
Southwest |
| SWAC |
Statewide EMS Advisory Committee |
| SWAG |
Southwest Action Group |
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