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ACIP
|
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
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AES
|
Aeromedical Evacuation System
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AIG
|
Anthrax Immune Globulin
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ARC
|
American Red Cross
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ASPA
|
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
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ASPR
|
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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AVA
|
Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed
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AVRP
|
Anthrax Vaccine Research Program
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BAC
|
BioWatch Advisory Committee
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BAR
|
BioWatch Actionable Result
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BERT
|
BioWatch Event Reconstruction Team
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BHIM
|
Behavioral Health Information Messaging
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BST
|
Burn Specialty Teams
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CBRNE
|
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives
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CC
|
Commissioned Corps
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CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control
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CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
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CIDRAP
|
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
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CLSI
|
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
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CMS
|
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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COA
|
Course of Actions
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CONOPs
|
Concept of Operations
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COTPER
|
Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
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CRI
|
Cities Readiness Initiative
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DEOC
|
Director's Emergency Operations Center
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DEST
|
Domestic Emergency Support Team
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DFU
|
Dry Filter Unit
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DHS
|
Department of Homeland Security
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DHSO
|
Deployment Health and Safety Officer
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DMAT
|
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
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DMH
|
Disaster Mental Health
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DMORT
|
Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Teams
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DMU
|
Deployable Medical Unit
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DNA
|
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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DOD
|
Department of Defense
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DOJ
|
Department of Justice
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DOL
|
Department of Labor
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DOS
|
Department of State
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DOT
|
Department of Transportation
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DPH
|
Department of Public Health
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DPTS
|
Deployment Personnel Tracking System
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DSLR
|
Division of State and Local Readiness
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DSNS
|
Division of Strategic National Stockpile
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ED
|
Emergency Departments
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EDVT
|
Emergency Deployment Verification Team
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EEI
|
Essential Elements of Information
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EF
|
Edema Factor
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EMAC
|
Emergency Management Assistance Compacts
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EMG
|
Emergency Management Group
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EMRT
|
Emergency Medical Response Team
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EMS
|
Emergency Medical System
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EMSHG
|
Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group
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EMTALA
|
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
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EOC
|
Emergency Operations Centers
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EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency
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ERT
|
Emergency Response Team
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ESF
|
Emergency Support Function
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EUA
|
Emergency Use Authorization
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FBI
|
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FCC
|
Federal Coordinating Centers
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FCO
|
Federal Coordinating Officer
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FEMA
|
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FFDCA
|
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
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FIRST
|
Federal Incident Response Support Team
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FMS
|
Federal Medical Stations
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FPS
|
Favorite Picture Selection
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FY
|
Fiscal Year
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GIS
|
Geographic Information System
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GPMRC
|
Global Patient Movement Requirements Center
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GPS
|
Global Positioning Satellite
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GSA
|
General Services Administration
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HAI-ISS
|
Hospital-Associated Infections and Influenza Surveillance System
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HAN
|
Health Alert Network
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HAZMAT
|
Hazardous Materials
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HHS
|
Health and Human Services
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HIPAA
|
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HSIC
|
Homeland Security Intelligence Center
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IAW
|
In Accordance With
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ICD
|
International Classification of Diseases
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ICEPPP
|
Incident Communications Emergency Policy and Procedures
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ICP
|
Incident Command Post
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ICS
|
Incident Command System
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ICU
|
Intensive Care Unit
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ID
|
Identification
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IHR
|
International Health Regulations
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IMAAC
|
Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center
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IND
|
Investigative New Drug
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INFO
|
Information
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IRAT
|
Immediate Response Assessment Team
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IRCT
|
Incident Response Coordination Team
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ISS
|
Influenza Surveillance System
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IT
|
Information Technology
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IV
|
Intravenous
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JAMA
|
Journal of the American Medical Association
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JFO
|
Joint Field Offices
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JIC
|
Joint Information Center
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JOC
|
Joint Operations Center
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JTTF
|
Joint Terrorism Task Forces
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LD
|
Lethal Dose
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LF
|
Lethal Factor
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LLNL
|
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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LNO
|
Liaison Officer
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LPN
|
Licensed Practical Nurses
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LRN
|
Laboratory Response Network
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MA
|
Mission Assignment
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MCE
|
Mass Casualty Event
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MDMP
|
Military Decision Making Process
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MERRT
|
Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team
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MH
|
Mental Health
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MHE
|
Materiel Handling Equipment
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MHT
|
Mental Health Team
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MIACG
|
Medical Interagency Coordination Group
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MIC
|
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
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MMWR
|
Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report
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MOB
|
Mobilization
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MSA
|
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
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NARAC
|
National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
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NCA
|
National Command Authority
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NCCLS
|
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
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NCPTSD
|
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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NCTC
|
National Counterterrorism Center
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NDMS
|
National Disaster Medical System
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NHSN
|
National Healthcare Safety Network
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NIAID
|
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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NICCL
|
National Incident Communications Conference Line
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NIEHS
|
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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NIH
|
National Institute of Health
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NIMS
|
National Incident Management System
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NIOSH
|
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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NMRT
|
National Medical Response Teams
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NNRT
|
National Nursing Response Teams
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NOC
|
National Operations Center
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NPRT
|
National Pharmacy Response Teams
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NPS
|
National Planning Scenario
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NRCC
|
National Response Coordination Center
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NRP
|
National Response Plan
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NRT
|
National Response Team
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OEM
|
Office of Emergency Management
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OFRD
|
Office of Force Readiness and Deployment
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OGC
|
Office of the General Counsel
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OIC
|
Officer in Charge
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OMSPH
|
Office of Medicine, Science and Public Health
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OPDIV
|
Operating Divisions
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OPHS
|
Office of Public Health and Science
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OPM
|
Office of Personnel Management
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OPS
|
Operations
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OS
|
Office of the Secretary
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OSG
|
Office of the Surgeon General
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OSHA
|
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHP
|
Occupational Safety and Health Plan
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OSINF
|
Open Source Information
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OSP
|
Operations Security Preparedness
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PA
|
Protective Antigen
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PCR
|
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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PEP
|
Post-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis
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PFO
|
Principal Federal Official
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PHS
|
Public Health Service
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PIO
|
Public Information Office
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PO
|
Per Os (by mouth)
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POC
|
Point of Contact
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POD
|
Point of Dispensing
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PPE
|
Personal Protective Equipment
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PRA
|
Patient Reception Area
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PREP
|
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness
|
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PSSW
|
Pre Scripted Statements of Work
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PTSD
|
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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RD
|
Regional Director
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RDF
|
Rapid Deployment Force
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REC
|
Regional Emergency Coordinator
|
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RHA
|
Regional Health Administrator
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RNA
|
Rapid Needs Assessments
|
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ROC
|
Readiness Operations Center
|
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RRCC
|
Regional Response Coordination Center
|
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RSS
|
Receiving Storing and Staging
|
|
SAMHSA
|
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
|
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SCHIP
|
State Children's Health Insurance Program
|
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SHO
|
Senior Health Officials
|
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SIOC
|
Strategic Information and Operations Center
|
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SME
|
Subject Matter Experts
|
|
SMO
|
Senior Medical/Management Officials
|
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SNL
|
Sandia National Laboratories
|
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SNS
|
Strategic National Stockpile
|
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SOC
|
Secretary's Operations Center
|
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SOP
|
Standard Operating Procedure
|
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SPO
|
Systems Program Office
|
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SSO
|
Senior Staff Officer
|
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ST
|
Sequence Type
|
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TARU
|
Technical Advisory Response Unit
|
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UA
|
Universal Adversary
|
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UCLA
|
University of California Los Angeles
|
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USAMRIID
|
United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disesases
|
|
USCG
|
United States Coast Guard
|
|
USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture
|
|
USERRA
|
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
|
|
USG
|
United States Government
|
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USPHS
|
United States Public Health Service
|
|
USPS
|
United States Postal Service
|
|
USUHS
|
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
|
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VHA
|
Veterans Health Administration
|
|
VHP
|
Volunteer Healthcare Personnel
|
|
VMAT
|
Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams
|
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VMI
|
Velocity Managed Inventory
|
|
VTC
|
Video Teleconference
|
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
|
WMD
|
Weapons of Mass Destruction
|