Appendix: List of Acronyms

APEXPH - (National Association of County and City Health Officials') Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health

BRFSS - (Center for Disease Control and Prevention's) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CHA - Community Health Assessment

CHIP - (Institute of Medicine's) Community Health Improvement Process

GIS - Geographic Information System

IOM - Institute of Medicine

LPHA - Local Public Health Agency

MAPP - (National Association of County and City Health Officials') Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships CHA tool

MassCHIP - Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile

NACCHO - National Association of County and City Health Officials

NYSDOH - New York State Department of Health

PATCH - (CDC's) Planned Approach to Community Health Program