Appendix A: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on The State of Public Health in Canada 2010 – List of acronyms
Appendix A: List of Acronyms
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AD:
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Assistive devices
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ADL:
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Activities of daily living
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ADRD:
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Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
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ALIVE:
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Active Living in Vulnerable Elders
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AMD:
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Age-related macular degeneration
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BMI:
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Body mass index
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BNSS:
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Bringing Nutrition Screening to Seniors
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CAOT:
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Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
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Candrive:
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Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly
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CCHS:
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Canadian Community Health Survey
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CCSMH:
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Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health
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CDHA:
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Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
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CDI:
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Clostridium difficle infection
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CDKTN:
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Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network
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CHMS:
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Canadian Health Measures Survey
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CIHR:
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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CMHC:
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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CPHO:
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Chief Public Health Officer
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CPP:
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Canada Pension Plan
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EI:
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Employment Insurance
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FEAI:
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Federal Elder Abuse Initiative
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FNIHCC:
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First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care
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GAINS:
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Guaranteed Annual Income System
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GIS:
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Guaranteed Income Supplement
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HAI:
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Healthcare-associated infections
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HRSDC:
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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iDAPT:
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Intelligent Design for Adaptation, Participation and Technology
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IHD:
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Ischemic heart disease
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LPSH:
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Licensed private senior housing
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MHCC:
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Mental Health Commission of Canada
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MRSA:
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Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
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NACA:
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National Advisory Council on Aging
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NAHO:
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National Aboriginal Health Organization
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NHSP:
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New Horizons for Seniors Program
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NICE:
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National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly
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OAS:
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Old Age Security
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OECD:
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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PHAC:
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Public Health Agency of Canada
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PIP:
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Pharmaceutical Information Program
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PRISMA:
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Program of Research to Integrate Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy
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QPP:
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Quebec Pension Plan
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RCMP:
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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RRSP:
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Registered Retirement Savings Plan
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SAYGO:
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Steady As You Go
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SCREEN:
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Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition
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SES:
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Socio-economic status
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SIPA:
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System of Integrated Care for Older Persons
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SMART:
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Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together
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SMHPL:
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Seniors' mental health policy lens
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SPA:
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Spouse's Allowance
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UN:
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United Nations
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UTA:
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University of the Third Age
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VIP:
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Veterans Independence Program
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VON:
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Victorian Order of Nurses
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VRE:
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Vancomycin-resistant
enterococcus
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WHO:
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World Health Organization
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