HIV Acronyms List
AAHIVM - American Academy of HIV
Medicine
eHARS - Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting
System
ADAP - AIDS Drug Assistance Program
EIC - Early Intervention Coordinator
AETC- AIDS Education and Training
Center
ELR - Enhnced Laboratory Reporting
AIDS- Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
EMA - Eligible Metropolitan Area
ER - Emergency Room
AIMS - AIDS Information Management
System
FCPN - Florida Comprehensive
Planning Network
ART - Antiretroviral Therapy
FHAAN - Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy
Network
ARTAS - Antiretroviral Treatment and
Access to Services
FOA - Funding Opportunity
Announcement
BRFSS - Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System
FRTA - Faith Responds to AIDS
BRTA - Business Responds to AIDS
FQHC - Federally Qualified Health
Center
CBO - Community-based Organization
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
CHARTS - Community Health
Assessment Resource Tool Set
CMS - Children’s Medical Services
CTL - Counseling, Testing, and Linkage
DOC - Department of Corrections
DOH - Department of Health
DCF - Department of Children and
Families
HAART - Highly Active Anti-Retroviral
Therapy
HAPC - HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator
HET - Heterosexual
HCV - Hepatitis C Virus
HIP - High-Impact Prevention
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMS - Health Management System
HRA - High-risk Area
HRSA - Health Resources Services
Administration
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IDU - Injection Drug User
LRTA - Leadership Responds to AIDS
MAC - Minority AIDS Coordinator
MMP - Medical Monitoring Project
MSM - Men who have sex with men
NHAS - National HIV/AIDS Strategy
NHBS - National HIV Behavioral
Surveillance
RWHAP - Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
SCSN - Statewide Coordinated
Statement of Need
SDIS - Service Delivery Information
System
STD/STI - Sexually Transmitted
Disease/Sexually Transmitted Infection
NIR - No identified risk
nPEP – Non-occupational PostExposure Prophylaxis
SMART - Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
TAI - The AIDS Institute
PCPG - Patient Care Planning Group
TasP - Treatment as Prevention
PIR - Parity, Inclusion and
Representation
TGA - Transitional Grant Areas
PLWH - Persons Living with HIV
TOPWA - Targeted Outreach for
Pregnant Women Act
PPG - Prevention Planning Group
WIC - Women, Infants, and Children
PrEP - Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
YRBS - Youth Risk Behavior Survey
PRISM - Patient Reporting,
Investigation, Surveillance Manager
YRBSS - Youth Risk Behavioral
PTC - Prevention and Training
Consultants
Surveillance System
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