Indianapolis Quality of Life Glossary of Terms

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Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
Website:	http://www.aedweb.org/
A global professional association committed to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention. Specific objectives include promoting effective treatment and care of patients with eating disorders, developing initiatives for the prevention of eating disorders, and stimulate and support research in the field.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Website:	http://www.ahrq.gov/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans

Air Quality Index (AQI)
Website:	http://airnow.gov/
An index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI)
Website:	http://www.aaaai.org/
A professional association with links for patients and professionals for the latest allergy and asthma information and news.

American Cancer Society (ACS)
Website:	http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
A nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. ACS has more than 2 million volunteers nationwide.

American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Website:	http://www.rheumatology.org/index.asp?aud=pat
An organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with or at risk for arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

American Council for Fitness and Nutrition (ACFN)
Website:	http://www.acfn.org/
A non-profit organization that brings together food and beverage companies, associations, and health and nutrition advocates to work toward viable long-term solutions to the nation's obesity epidemic. Specifically ACFN seeks to highlight those that are helping people make positive and sustainable choices to live healthier, serve as an information resource to health professionals, educators, and policymakers, and generate awareness of research on sustainable solutions for healthier lifestyles.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Website:	http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
An organization that funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.

American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Website:	http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html
The world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. The ADA vision is to optimize the nation's health through food and nutrition.

American Heart Association (AHA)
Website:	http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
A nationwide voluntary health agency whose mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Lung Association (ALA)
Website:	http://www.lungusa.org/
An organization in place to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. Today it places special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health.

American Medical Association (AMA)
Website:	http://www.ama-assn.org/
A national organization to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.

American Public Health Association (APHA)
Website:	http://www.apha.org/
A national professional organization that aims to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States. APHA works to ensure access to healthcare, protect core funding for core public health services, and eliminate health disparities.

American Stroke Association (ASA)
Website:	http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037
A division of the American Heart Association that focuses on reducing risk, disability and death from stroke through research, education, fund raising and advocacy. The AHA created the ASA after many years of increasing emphasis on stroke: stroke is now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious, long-term disability.

Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Website:	http://www.aids.gov/
AIDS is caused by HIV. It kills or damages cells of the body's immune system and destroys tha body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. There are over 1 million Americans with AIDS today, but with appropriate retroviral regimens and regular health care, people with AIDS can manage the disease and live longer.

Arthritis Research Institute of America (ARIA)
Website:	http://www.preventarthritis.org/
An organization that seeks to identify the causes, seek preventive measures, and find a cure for osteoarthritis. The nature of the research is primarily community-based studies, as well as clinical studies. ARIA runs the Clearwater Osteoarthritis Study an ongoing prospective cohort study.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Website:	http://www.apic.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home1
An association focused on improving health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection and other adverse outcomes. The Association’s more than 11,000 members have primary responsibility for infection prevention, control and hospital epidemiology in health care settings around the globe, and include nurses, epidemiologists, physicians, microbiologists, clinical pathologists, laboratory technologists and public health practitioners . APIC advances its mission through education, research, collaboration, public policy, practice guidance and credentialing.

Association of Stat and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Website:	http://www.astho.org/
A national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy, and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Website:	http://www.acfn.org/
A patient organization that funds research, provides education, and advocates public policy for asthma and allergy sufferers. AAFA provides patient-centered information to people with asthma and allergies.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
The world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984.

Body Mass Index (BMI)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.htm
A number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

Census Tract
A small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county or statistically equivalent entity, delineated for data presentation purposes by a local group of census data users or the geographic staff of a regional census center in accordance with U.S. Census Bureau guidelines. Designed to be relatively homogeneous units with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions at the time they are established, census tracts generally contain between 1,000 and 8,000 people, with an optimum size of 4,000 people. Census tract boundaries are delineated with the intention of being stable over many decades, so they generally follow relatively permanent visible features. However, they may follow governmental unit boundaries and other invisible features in some instances; the boundary of a state or county (or statistically equivalent entity) is always a census tract boundary. (US Census Bureau)

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
Website:	http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/
A Federal agency within SAMHSA that leads national efforts to improve prevention and mental health treatment services for people with mental health problems, their families, and communities.

Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment (CSAT)
Website:	http://csat.samhsa.gov/
A division of SAMHSA that promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP )
Website:	http://prevention.samhsa.gov/
A division of SAMHSA that works with States and communities to develop comprehensive prevention systems that create healthy communities in which people enjoy a quality life.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services that strives to create the expertise, information, an tools to protect health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Website:	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees the administration of government-sponsored insurance programs.

Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI)
Website:	http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cdi/
A section of the NCCDPHP which allows users to search for and generate comparisons for chronic disease indcators.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
Website:	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html
A progressive disease of the lungs in which the airways become restricted making it difficult to breathe.

Clean Air Act (CAA)
Website:	http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/
A federal law regulating air pollution. Under CAA the EPA sets limits on certain air pollutants.

Clean Water Act (CWA)
Website:	http://www.epa.gov/regulations/laws/cwa.html
The CWA is the main source of surface water quality protection in the U.S. It regulates pollutant discharge into waterways, finances municipal wastewater reatment facilities, and manages polluted runoff.

Community Profile
SAVI community profiles provide an overview, history, and lots of data about the selected community. The data available includes demographics, economy, education, health, housing, size of community, and more.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Website:	http://www.hhs.gov/
The U. S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. It includes agnecies such as FDA, CDC, HIS, NIH, SAMHSA, HRSA, AHRQ, CMS, and others.

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Website:	http://www.ada.org/public/topics/dds_dmd.asp
The DDS degree, referring to Doctor of Dental Surgery, denotes one of a few degrees that are awarded to dentists, the others being Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), Bachelor of Dentistry (BDent), Bachelor of Dental Surgery/Chirurgiae (BDS or BChD), Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc), Bachelor of Dental Medicine (BDM), Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS), Doctor of Dentistry (CD), Candidate of Odontology (Cand.Odont.), or Doctor of Medical Dentistry (Dr.Med.Dent.) all of which are equivalent degrees for the practice of Dentistry.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Website:	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002020.htm
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. or DO) is an academic degree offered in the United States. It is a graduate-level first professional degree for physicians and surgeons, requiring four years to complete. Holders of the D.O. degree are known as osteopathic medical physicians. D.O.s are trained much in the same way as M.D.s, with the addition of osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Website:	http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos076.htm
Veterinarians care for the health of pets, livestock, and animals in zoos, racetracks, and laboratories. Some veterinarians use their skills to protect humans against diseases carried by animals and conduct clinical research on human and animal health problems. Others work in basic research, broadening our knowledge of animals and medical science, and in applied research, developing new ways to use knowledge.

Emerging Infectious Disease (EID)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm
An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website:	http://www.epa.gov/
A government agency charged with protecting human health and the environment by leading the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.

Federal Information Processing Code (FIPS)
Website:	http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/
A standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Website:	http://www.fda.gov/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Sevices responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Website:	http://www.gis.com/
A computer program used to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Website:	http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
A privacy rule that provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information.

Health Planning Area (HPA)
The Marion County Health Department has developed health planning areas to aid in reporting health statistics for the county. Each area is defined so as to have a population of 40,000 to 50,000.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Website:	http://www.hrsa.gov/
A division of the Department of health and Human Services that provides national leadership, program resources and services needed to improve access to culturally competent, quality health care especially focused on uninsured, underserved, and special needs populations in its goals and program activities.

Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP )
Website:	http://www.in.gov/fssa/hip/
An insurance plan for Indiana residents designed to lessen the burden of uninsured on the healthcare system.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
HIV is a virus transmitted through bodily fluids that attacks the immune system and causes AIDS.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/STD/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
The most common STD infecting skin and mucous membranes. There are many forms of HPV. Certain strains of HPV are a knnowm cause of cervical cancer in women.

Improving Kids' Environments (IKE)
Website:	httibrcp://www.ikecoalition.org/
A non-profit, advocacy organization located in Indianapolis dedicated to reducing environmental threats to children's health

Indiana (IN)
Indiana is one of the 50 states that make up the United States. The US Census Bureau defines a state as a primary governmental division of the United States.

Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC)
Website:	http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/
An organization at Indiana University Kelley School of Business that provides and interprets the economic information needed by the state’s business, government and nonprofit organizations, as well as for users of such information throughout the nation.

Indiana Mid-America Public Health Training Center (INMAPHTC)
Website:	http://www.publichealthconnect.org/
An organization dedicated to the improvement of public health practices for the health, safety, and welfare of Hoosiers through collaborative, multi-disciplinary organization, used to promote, support, and deliver public health education to improve the skills and abilities of Indiana’s public health professionals.

Indiana Public Health Association (IPHA)
Website:	http://www.inpha.org/
An organization providing a networking partnership for health professionals and members of the public with an interest in improving the health of the people of Indiana.

Indiana Public Health Information Network (IPHIN)
Website:	http://library.medicine.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=203
A service of Indiana University School of Medicine to provide public health workers throughout the State the information resources and services they need to realize the best results of their work in the interest of health of Indiana’s citizens and in meeting the goals of Healthy People 2010.

Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
Website:	http://www.in.gov/isdh/
The state organization responsible for monitoring health in Indiana.

Indiana University (IU)
Website:	http://www.indiana.edu/
Indiana University is one of Indiana's public universities.

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Website:	http://www.iupui.edu/
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is the combined campus for both of those universities.

Indianapolis Metro
The 11 county area used on SAVI. Includes: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, and Shelby counties.

IndyMetro
The 10 county metropolitan statistical area as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget. Includes: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, and Shelby counties.

Jewish Diabetes Association (JDA)
Website:	http://www.jewishdiabetes.org/
The nation's first and leading Jewish non-profit, non-sectarian health organization devoted to diabetes education and advocacy.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Website:	http://jama.ama-assn.org/
A widely known and well-repsected peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Website:	http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses.

Low-birth Weight (LBW)
Website:	http://www.in.gov/isdh/19598.htm
An infant weighing less than 2500 grams at birth.

Marion County
Marion County is one of the 92 Indiana counties. The city of Indianapolis is in Marion County. The US Census defines a county as the primary legal division of every state except Alaska and Louisiana. A number of geographic entities are not legally designated as a county, but are recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as equivalent to a county for data presentation purposes.

Marion County Health Department (MCHD)
Website:	http://www.mchd.com/
The county health department for Marion County which includes much of downtown Indianapolis.

Masters in Public Health (MPH)
The Master of Public Health (MPH or M.P.H.) is a professional master's degree awarded for studies in areas related to public health. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, as opposed to research or teaching. In the United States the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredits schools of public health and programs of public health through a formal review process. Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
Website:	http://mchb.hrsa.gov/
Maternal and Child Health

Medical Doctor (MD)
Website:	http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
Doctor of Medicine (MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine") is a doctoral degree for physicians (medical doctors). The degree is granted from medical schools

Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area (MMSA)
Website:	http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/metroarea.html
Geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by Federal statistical agencies in collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/mmWR/
A weekly scientific epidemiologic report compiled by the CDC containing data and reports on specific health and safety topics.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Website:	http://www.nami.org/
The nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families dedicated to dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for persons of all ages who are affected by mental illnesses.

National Cancer Institute (NCI )
Website:	http://www.cancer.gov/
A division of the NIH's Public Health Service that is the U.S. government's principle cancer research agency.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/
A division of the CDC dedicated to study and understand chronic diseases, support programs to promote healthy behaviors, and monitor the health of the nation.

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
A division of the CDC that compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health in the U.S.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/
A division within the CDC that presents a comprehensive look at the injury problem in America and efforts underway to reduce it.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Website:	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm
A part of the NIH responsible for Information for professionals and the general public about heart and vascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases and resources, and sleep disorders.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/
A division of the CDC responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Website:	http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Arthritis/default.asp
A division within NIH that supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of scientists to complete this research, and providing the information discovered for these diseases.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Website:	http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
A division within the NIH responsible for research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Website:	http://www.nih.gov/
A division of government within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for both supporting and conducting medical research.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Website:	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
A part of the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, it is the world's largest medical library collecting materials and providing information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Website:	http://content.nejm.org/
A widely known and highly respected peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusettes Medical Society.

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)
Website:	http://www.obesityaction.org/home/index.php
A national non profit with the goal of spreading the word for the need for obesity education.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Website:	http://www.osha.gov/
A division of the the U.S. Department of Labor charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation within the workplace.

Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH) (ODS)
Website:	http://ods.od.nih.gov/
A division within NIH in place to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public.

Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
Website:	http://www.hhs.gov/opa/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Public Health and Science charged with advising the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy, family planning, and sterilization, as well as other population issues

Percent
Percent or percentage is a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/
In medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. As an adjective, chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. Chronicity is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Website:	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/PSA
A protein produced by the prostate gland and detected via a blood test as a marker for prostate cancer. Most PSA is eliminated from the body in the semen, but some enters the bloodstream and can be measured to detect and monitor the disease.

Rate
Rate is a quantity, amount, or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure.

Registered Nurse (RN)
Website:	http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm
A registered nurse ("RN"), is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process in concert with other health care professionals. Registered nurses work as patient advocates for the care and recovery of the sick and maintenance of their health. In their work as advocates for the patient, RNs use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of the sick and injured. RNs have more training than licensed practical nurses.

Related Local Indicator
Related local indicators are indicators at the local level that are similiar to the main indicator. If local related indicators are available they will be found at the bottom of the indicator page.

Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART)
Website:	http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/
A project within the BRFSS to analyze the data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) with 500 or more respondents to identify emerging health problems, establish and track health objectives, and develop and evaluate public health policies and programs.

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/STD/
Any of various diseases or infections that can be transmitted by direct sexual contact including those chiefly spread by sexual means and others often contracted by nonsexual means.

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)
Website:	http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/
A program within the U.S. Census Bureau that produces model-based estimates annually of income and poverty for school districts, counties and states.

Social Assets and Vunerabilities Indicators (SAVI)
Website:	http://www.savi.org/
A source for data and information for Central Indiana communities and organizations. It provides local data about the social, economic, and physical conditions of neighborhoods, townships, and counties, and other geographic areas such as school districts. The data are summarized into community profiles with interactive maps, charts, and tables.

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Website:	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/schip.asp
A program within the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers of Medicare and Medicaid developed to provide health insurance to unisured children.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Website:	http://www.samhsa.gov/
An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that works to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Website:	http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/4068.htm
An office within the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families that provides assistance and work opportunities to needy families by granting States, Territories and Tribes the federal funds and wide flexibility to develop and implement their own welfare programs.

Township
A township is a political sub-division of the county in many states, including Indiana.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Website:	http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
A department composed of many agencies and divisions charged with providing leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.

United States (US)
United States - The 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQUARS)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
WISQUAR has catalogues of injury mortality reports to determine injury deaths and death rates for specific causes of injuries.

Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Data (WONDER)
Website:	http://wonder.cdc.gov/
WONDER is a CDC system that makes information resources available to public health professionals and the public. Data sets on topics such as mortality, cancer, HIV/AIDS, TB, vaccinations, natality, and others can be easily accessed and summarized in statistics, charts, and maps.

Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Website:	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/
The WHI was estblished in 1991 by the NIH to address the most common causes of death, disability, and impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women. The three major components addressing cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, were a randomized controlled clinical trial or promising but unproven approaches to prevention, an observational study to identify predictors of disease, and a study of community approaches to developing healthful behaviors.

Women, Infants, and Children Program - Indianapolis (W.I.C.)
Website:	http://www.mchd.com/ns.htm
The WIC program is in place to help families get the nutrition they need during pregnancy and the early years of life. WIC is a nutrition program that provides information, supplemental foods, and referrals to health and social services for eligible women and children.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Website:	http://www.who.int/en/
The WHO is the public health arm of the United Nations responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and assessing health trends.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Website:	http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/
The YRBSS, a part of the CDC NCCDPHP monitors priority health risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma amoung youth and young adults. Surveillance is accomplished thoogh use of a national school-based survey.

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