Acronyms

ACPM

American College of Preventive Medicine

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AlPHa

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

ANDSOOHA

Association of Nursing Director and Supervisors of Ontario Health Agencies

AOPHBA

Association of Public Health Business Administrators

APHEO

Association of Public Health Epidemiologists of Ontario

ASPHIO

Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspection of Ontario

CAS

Children's Aid Society

CCAC

Community Care Access Centre

CD

Communicable Disease

CDA

Canadian Dietetic Association

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDO

College of Dieticians

CEHIP

Central East Health Information Partnership

CGMH

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital

CHC

Community Health Centre

CHNIG

Community Health Nurses Interest Group (RNAO)

CIPHI

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors

CMA

Canadian Medical Association

CMAJ

Canadian Medical Association Journal

CMOH

Chief Medical Officer of Health

CPHA

Canadian Public Health Association

CPHL

Central Public Health Laboratory

CPSO

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

DAS

Director of Administrative Services

DFH

Director of Family Health Service

DHC

District Health Council

DHL

Director of Healthy Living Service

DHP

Director of health Protection Service

DPT Polio

Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus & Polio

DRS

Director of Resource Service

DT

Diphtheria Tetanus

FLHS

French Language Health Services

HBHC

Healthy Babies Healthy Children

HDH

Midland Huronia District Hospital

HELPS

Health Planning System

Hib

Haemophilus b (vaccine)

HIU

Health Intelligence Unit

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HPPA

Health Protection and Promotion Act

HRC

Huronia Regional Centre

IPV

Inactivated polio vaccine, Salk

IC

Infection Control

LCDC

Laboratory Centre for Disease Control

LTC

Long Term Care

MFIPPA

Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

MHC

Mental Health Centre

MMAH

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

MMR

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

MMWR

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

MNR

Ministry of Natural Resources

MOE

Ministry of Environment

MOH

Medical Officer of Health

MOHLTC

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

MOL

Ministry of Labor

OAHPSPH

Ontario Association of Health Promotion Specialist in Public Health

OCAT

Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco

OCCHA

Ontario Council on Community Health Accreditation

ODA

Ontario Dietetic Association

OMA

Ontario Medical Association

OMERS

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System

OMAFRA

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

ONA

Ontario Nurses Association

OPHA

Ontario Public Health Association

OSNPPH

Ontario Association of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health

OSMH

Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital

PGH

Penetanguishene General Hospital

PHB

Public Health Branch

PHL

Public Health Laboratory

PHI

Public Health Inspector

PHN

Public Health Nurse

RN

Registered Nurse

RNAO

Registered Nursing Association of Ontario

RPN

Registered Practical Nurse (Formerly RNA-Registered Nursing Assistant)

RVH

Royal Victoria Hospital

SCDHU

Simcoe County District Health Unit

SCICN

Simcoe County Infection Control Network

SCICSH

Simcoe County Interagency Council on Smoking and Health

SMH

Stevenson Memorial Hospital

Td

Tetanus diphtheria

Td Polio

Tetanus diphtheria polio

TQM

Total Quality Management

VPD

Vaccine Preventable Disease

WHO

World Health Organization