ADAP: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (Referred to As Careassist in Oregon)

Acronym List

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ACA: Affordable Care Act

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAP: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (referred to as CAREAssist in Oregon)

AETC: AIDS Education and Training Center

AIDS: Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ART: Antiretroviral therapy

ASO: AIDS service organization

BOS: Balance of State (excludes Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill counties)

CBA: Capacity building assistance

CBO: Community-based organization

CCO: Coordinated Care Organization

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CLHO: Conference of Local Health Officials

CTRS: Counseling, Testing and Referral Services

DEBI: Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions

FDA: Food and Drug Administration

HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (more commonly referred to as ART)

HAV: Hepatitis A Virus

HBV: Hepatitis B Virus

HCV: Hepatitis C Virus

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HOPWA: Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS

HPV: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration

HST: HIV/Sexually Transmitted Disease/Tuberculosis Program

HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development

IDU: Injection drug user

IPG: Oregon HIV/Viral Hepatitis/Sexually Transmitted Infection Integrated Planning Group

IRB: Institutional Review Board

LHD: Local health department

LPHA: Local public health authority

MMP: Medical Monitoring Project

MSM: Men who have sex with men

nPEP: Non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis

OAR: Oregon Administrative Rules

OHA: Oregon Health Authority

OHOP: Oregon Housing Opportunities in Partnership

OHP: Oregon Health Plan

OMIP: Oregon Medical Insurance Pool

OPRP: Oregon Program Review Panel

ORPHEUS: Oregon Public Health Epidemiolgists’ User System

OSPHL: Oregon State Public Health Laboratory

PDES: Program Design and Evaluation Services

PLWH: Persons living with HIV

PrEP: Pre-exposure prophylaxis

PS: Partner Services

PWID: Persons who inject drugs

QA: Quality assurance

QI: Quality improvement

RFP: Request for Proposals

SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SCSN: Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need

sHIVer: State HIV Electronic Database

SSD: Social Security Disability

SSI: Supplemental Security Income

SSP: Syringe Services Program

STD: Sexually transmitted disease

STI: Sexually transmitted infection

TA: Technical assistance

TGA: Transitional Grant Area

VH: Viral Hepatitis

WHO: World Health Organization

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