After-Action Review/Report

Abbreviation Definition AAR After-Action Review/Report Abx Antibiotics ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices AGO Attorney General’s Office AHA American Hospital Association AHEC Area Health Education Center (WSU) AMA American Medical Association APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories APIC Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology AL Assisted Living ARC American Red Cross ARES/ Amateur Radio Emergency Service/ RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service ART Assessment and Response Team ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry BNICE Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical and Explosives BoH Board of Health BPRP Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program (CDC) BRAC Bioterrorism Response Advisory Committee BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSL Biosafety Level BT Bioterrorism CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, & Explosives CAP Community Acquired Pneumonia CCC Combined Communications Center CD Communicable Disease CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEMNET Comprehensive Emergency Management Network CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CFH Community and Family Health CFR Code of Federal Regulations CFS Community and Family Services CHER Community Health Education Resources CHIPS Community Health Intervention & Prevention Services CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease COMDIS DoH-hosted listserve to facilitate communications between disease control specialists statewide COT Committee on Terrorism CSB Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections CWD Chronic Wasting Disease DASA Dept. of Alcohol & Substance Abuse (under DSHS) DCD Disease Condition Database DEM Department of Emergency Management DFA Direct Fluorescent Antibody DHEC Deaconess Health Education Center DHS Department of Homeland Security DIRM Division of Information Resource Management DIS Department of Information Services DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team DoD Department of Defense DoE Washington State Department of Ecology; US Department of Energy DoH Department of Health DoJ Department of Justice DoT Department of Transportation DSHS Dept. of Social & Health Services Dx Diagnosis EAS Emergency Alert System EDI Electronic Data Interchange EDTH Electronic Data Transfer Hub EH Environmental Health EHSPHL Epidemiology, Health Statistics and Public Health Lab EMA Emergency Management Agency EMD Emergency Management Division EMS Emergency Medical Services EOC Emergency Operations Center EOP Emergency Operations Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPH Environmental Public Health Epi Epidemiology Epi-X Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange ER Emergency Room ERC Emergency Response Coordinator ESF Emergency Support Function FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation; Foodborne Illness FDA Food and Drug Administration FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FRP Federal Response Plan GBS Guillain-Barre Syndrome GETS Government Emergency Telecommunications Service HAM (Radio) HAN Health Alert Network HAN LHAP Health Alert Network Local Health Assistance Project HAV Hepatitis A Virus HAZMAT Hazardous Materials HBIG Hepatitis B Immune Globulin HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen (a diagnostic test) HBV Hepatitis B Virus HCP Health Care Provider HCV Hepatitis C Virus HEAR Hospital Emergency Alert Radio System HFH Holy Family Hospital, Spokane HHS/DHHS Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (privacy act) HLS Homeland Security HRSA Hospital Resources and Services Administration HSQA Health Systems Quality Assurance Hx History IAQ Indoor Air Quality ICS Incident Command System ID Infectious Diseases IDU Intravenous/Injection Drug User IG Immune Globulin (vaccine) Ig Immunoglobulin (produced in the body as part of immune response) ILI Influenza-like illness IND Investigative New Drug INHS Inland Northwest Health Services INRAC Inland NW Resource Access Consortium IS Information Services JIC Joint Information Center JIS Joint Information System JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force L&I Labor and Industries LEA Law Enforcement Agency LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee LERC Local Emergency Response Coordinator LHJ Local Health Jurisdiction LIMS Laboratory Information Management System LRN Laboratory Response Network LSCMS Logistics Supply Chain Management System LTC Long term care MAA Mutual Aid Agreement MMRS Metropolitan Medical Response System MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRTE Medical Readiness, Training and Education NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials NAWAS National Warning System NC Notifiable Conditions NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases NCPHP Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness NDMS National Disaster Medical System NEDSS National Electronic Disease Surveillance System NH Nursing Homes NIH National Institutes of Health NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIP National Immunization Program NOAA National Oceanic Atmospheric Association NPS National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (now called SNS) OER Office of Emergency Response OHS Office of Health and Safety (CDC) OJP Office of Justice Programs OPHP Office of Public Health Preparedness OS Office of the Secretary PBX Private Branch Exchange PCP Primary Care Provider PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction (lab test) PHEPR Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response PHI Protected Health Information (as defined by HIPAA) PHIMS Public Health Information Management System PHIN Public Health Information Network PHL Public Health Liaison PHPPO Public Health Practice Program Office PHRED Public Heath Reporting of Electronic Data PHTN Public Health Training Network PHW Public Health Worker PIO Public Information Officer PoD Point of Dispensing PODRS Provider Online Data Registry System PPE Personal Protective Equipment PSN Public Switched Network PVMS Prophylaxis Vaccine Management System RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RAMSES Resources Available for Medical & Surgical Emergency Services RATS Resource Action Tracking System RCW Registered Codes for Washington RERC Regional Emergency Response Coordinator RRAT Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus Rx Prescription SADC Spokane Area Disaster Committee SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 SBoH State Board of Health SECURES State Electronic Communication, Urgent Response & Exchange System SERC State Emergency Response Coordinator SHMC Sacred Heart Medical Center SLG State and Local Guide SNS Strategic National Stockpile SOP Standard Operating Procedure SPD Spokane Police Department SRHD Spokane Regional Health District Sx Symptoms TAV Total Asset Visibility TB Tuberculosis TOPOFF Top Officials TSE Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies Tx Treatment UC Unified Command UCD Unexplained Critical Death UCI Unexplained Critical Illness UCID Unexplained Critical Illness and Death USAMRIID US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USDA US Department of Agriculture VA Veteran’s Administration VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAMC Veteran’s Administration Hospital and Medical Center VHMC Valley Hospital and Medical Center VIG Vaccinia Immune Globulin vCJD variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VRE Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci WAC Washington Administration Code WACMHC Washington Associations of Community and Migrant Health Centers WA-COMDIS Washington State Communicable Disease Email Listserve WAHVE Washington Health Volunteers in Emergencies WAPHL Washington State Department of Public Health Laboratories WAPHTN Washington Public Health Training Network WAserv Washington State Emergency Registration of Volunteers WEDSS Washington Electronic Disease Surveillance System WIC Women, Infants, Children WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction WNV West Nile Virus WSALPHO Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials WSDA Washington State Department of Agriculture WSHS Washington State Hospital Association WSPHA Washington State Public Health Associations