Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Public health and hygiene’
Public health and hygiene, health services, public and professional organization of health, prevention and control of diseases and epidemics, accident prevention…
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- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- A3F
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Agent Formant un Film Flottant
A3F is equivalent to AFFF ( Agent Formant un Film Flottant) in French.
- AAA
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Astronaut-Actuated Abort
- AAE
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Abort Advisory Equipment
- AAEM
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American Academy of Emergency Medicine (https://www.aaem.org/)
- AAGHP
-
American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists
- AAH
-
Angka Harapan Hidup
- AAHD
-
American Association of Hospital Dentists
- AAIB
-
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- AAMI
-
Association des Anciens Médecins Internes de l’Hôpital de Périgueux
- AAPH
-
American Association for Partial Hospitalization
- AAPH
-
Association for the Advancement of Private Health
- AAPHD
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American Association of Public Health Dentistry (https://www.aaphd.org/)
- AAPHV
-
American Association of Public Health Veterinarians
- AAS
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Abort Advisory System
- AASA
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Association des Aides-Soignants d'Auvergne
- AASSWB
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American Association of State Social Work Boards
- AATRM
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Agència d'Avaluació de Tecnologia i Recerca Mèdiques
AATRM is equivalent to CAHTA (Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment) in Spanish.
- ABCPH
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Association Brie-Champagne de la Pharmacie Hospitalière
- ABDPH
-
American Board of Dental Public Health
- ABE
-
Avion Bombardier d’Eau
- ABEM
-
American Board of Emergency Medicine (https://www.abem.org/public)
- ABSA
-
American Biological Safety Association (https://absa.org/)
- ACEL
-
Accident Catastrophique à Effet Limité
- ACOPHRA
-
Association Consultative et promotionnelle des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de la région Rhône-Alpes
- ACPPHOS
-
Association Charentes Poitou des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers
- ACSPE
-
Agence Cynophile de Sécurité et de Prévention Européenne
- ADHAP
-
Aide à Domicile, Hygiène et Assistance aux Personnes
- ADIPH
-
Association pour le Développement de l’Internet en Pharmacie Hospitalière (https://www.adiph.org/)
- ADPHSO
-
Association pour le Développement de la Pharmacie Hospitalière du Sud-Ouest
- AES
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Accident Exposant au Sang
- AESA
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Autorité Européenne de Sécurité des Aliments
AESA is equivalent to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) in English, EBL (Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit) in German.
- AFFF
-
Agent Formant un Film Flottant
The abbreviation AFFF ( Agent Formant un Film Flottant) is included in the abbreviation AFFFP (Agent Formant un Film Flottant Protéinique).
AFFF is equivalent to A3F, AFFF (see above).
- AFFF
-
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
- AFFFP
-
Agent Formant un Film Flottant Protéinique
The abbreviation AFFFP (Agent Formant un Film Flottant Protéinique) includes the abbreviation AFFF ( Agent Formant un Film Flottant).
- AFO
-
Abort From Orbit
- AFOSH
-
Air Force Occupational Safety and Health
The abbreviation AFOSH (Air Force Occupational Safety and Health) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AGES
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(Österreichische) Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit (www.ages.at)
- AGS
-
Abort Guidance System
- AHS
-
Accident Hors Service
- AIHUS
-
Association Inter-Hospitalo-Universitaire de Sexologie
- AIIM
-
Asociaţia Internaţională a Inspecţiei Muncii
- ALARME
-
Alerte Liée Aux Risques Méteorologiques Exceptionnels
- ALERT
-
Acute Launch Emergency Reliability Tip
- ALERT
-
Acute Launch Emergency Restraint Tip
- ALSS
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Advanced Life Support System
The abbreviation ALSS (Advanced Life Support System) includes abbreviations LSS (Life Support System) and SS (Support System).
- ALSSSWG
-
ALS System Security Working Group
The abbreviation ALSSSWG (ALS System Security Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).
- AMDEC
-
Analyse des Modes de Défaillances, de leurs Effets et de leur Criticité
- AME
-
Abort Maneuver Evaluator
- AMF
-
Abort Motor Facility
- AMM
-
Agent Mouillant Moussant
- AMPM
-
Association Meusienne pour la Prévention Médicale
- AMS
-
Agent de Maîtrise Sécurité
- ANDIH
-
Agence Nationale de l’Informatique Hospitalière
- ANFH
-
Association Nationale pour la Formation permanente du personnel Hospitalier (https://www.anfh.fr/)
- ANIH
-
Asociación Nacional de Investigadores Hospitalarios (https://anih-es.org/)
- ANPER
-
Association Nationale de Promotion de l’Éducation Routière
- ANPVP
-
Appareil Normal de Protection à Visière Panoramique
- AOA
-
Abort Once Around
- AOPA
-
Aide Opérateur en situation Post-Accidentelle
- APCO
-
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (https://www.apcointl.org/)
- APD
-
Astéroïde Potentiellement Dangereux
- APESA
-
Association Pour l'Environnement et la Sécurité en Aquitaine (https://www.apesa.fr/)
- APESCA
-
Association des Pharmaciens des Établissements de Soins de la Côte d’Azur
- APESOM
-
Association des Pharmaciens des Établissements de Santé de l’Outre-Mer
- APHA
-
American Public Health Association (www.apha.org)
- APHAL
-
Association des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers d’Alsace et de Lorraine
- APHBFC
-
Association des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de Bourgogne et Franche-Comté
- APHCA
-
Association de Pharmacie Hospitalière de Champagne-Ardenne
- APHIF
-
Association de Pharmacie Hospitalière d’Île-de-France
- APHM
-
Association Pharmacie Hospitalière et Médicaments
- APHNEP
-
Association de Pharmacie Hospitalière de la région Nord Et Pas-de-Calais
- APHO
-
Association de Pharmacie Hospitalière de l’Ouest
- APHOSA
-
Association de Pharmacie Hospitalière de l’Oise Somme Aisne
- APP
-
Accident de Plain Pied
- APPPP
-
Agent Produisant une Pellicule Protectrice Polyvalente
- APRHOC
-
Association des pharmaciens PRaticiens des HÔpitaux du Centre
- APRP
-
Accident de Perte de Réfrigérant Primaire
- APS
-
Association for Project Safety
- APSN
-
Advanced Passive Safety Network
The Advanced Passive Safety Network (APSN) is aimed at mobilising the European scientific and business expertise in vehicle passive safety so as to accelerate improvements in road safety and reduce the annual road victims in the European Union.
- AQHSST
-
Association Québécoise pour l'Hygiène, la Santé et la Sécurité du Travail
- AR-AFFF
-
Alcohol-Resistant Aqueous Film Forming Foam
- AR-FFFP
-
Alcohol-Resistant Film Forming Fluoroprotein
- AR-FP
-
Alcohol-Resistant Fluoroprotein Foam
- ARAP
-
Astronaut Rescue Air Pack
- ARAR
-
Accident Risk Assessment Report
- ARD
-
Abort Region Determinator
- ARI
-
Appareil Respiratoire Isolant
The abbreviation ARI (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant) is included in abbreviations such as ARICO (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Ouvert), ARICF (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Fermé) and CEPARI (Centre d'Entraînement au Port de l'Appareil Respiratoire Isolant).
- ARICF
-
Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Fermé
The abbreviation ARICF (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Fermé) includes the abbreviation ARI (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant).
- ARICO
-
Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Ouvert
The abbreviation ARICO (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant à Circuit Ouvert) includes the abbreviation ARI (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant).
- ARRS
-
Air Recovery and Rescue Service
- ARS
-
Air Rescue Service
- ASA
-
Abort Sensor Assembly
- ASAP
-
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
- ASFP
-
Association for Specialist Fire Protection (https://asfp.org.uk/)
- ASG
-
Assistant de Soins en Gérontologie
- ASO
-
Aviation Safety Office
- ASPHoG
-
Association des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de Guadeloupe
- ASR
-
Air-Sea Rescue
- ASRM
-
Abort Solid Rocket Motor
The abbreviation ASRM (Abort Solid Rocket Motor) includes the abbreviation SRM (Solid Rocket Motor).
- ASSIPHAR
-
Association Nationale des Assistants et Anciens Assistants en Pharmacie Hospitalière
- ASSO
-
Assistant System Security Officer
The abbreviation ASSO (Assistant System Security Officer) includes the abbreviation SSO (System Security Officer).
- ASSR
-
Attestation Scolaire de Sécurité Routière
- AT
-
Accident du Travail
The abbreviation AT (Accident du Travail) is included in the abbreviation DAT (Déclaration d’Accident du Travail).
- ATA
-
Abort Time Assembly
- ATAL
-
Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
The abbreviation ATAL (Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing) includes the abbreviation TAL (Transoceanic Abort Landing).
- ATO
-
Abort To Orbit
- AVP
-
Accident sur Voie Publique
- AWS
-
Advance Warning System
- AZM
-
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
- BA
-
Breathing Apparatus
The abbreviation BA (Breathing Apparatus) is included in abbreviations such as SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus), SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) and CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus).
- BAAC
-
Bulletin d’Analyse des Accidents Corporels de la circulation
- BAEH
-
Bloc Autonome d’Éclairage de sécurité pour Habitation
- BAES
-
Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit (https://www.baes.gv.at/)
- BAES
-
Bloc Autonome d’Éclairage de Sécurité
Un bloc autonome d’éclairage de sécurité (BAES) est une source lumineuse de secours servant à signaler et éclairer les sorties d’un bâtiment en cas d’évacuation d’urgence ou lors de pannes de l’éclairage principal ; un BAES peut signaler une porte d’accès à un escalier protégé, éclairer une circulation de secours ou faciliter l’évacuation des parties en sous-sol d’un bâtiment.
- BAL
-
Binôme d'ALimentation
- BARPI
-
Bureau d'Analyse des Risques et des Pollutions Industrielles
- BAT
-
Binôme d'ATtaque
- BB
-
Bescherming Bevolking
- BEA
-
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses
- BEARS
-
Burbank Emergency Amateur Radio Service
- BERPC
-
Bureau d'Évaluation des Risques des Produits et agents Chimiques (www.berpc.fr)
- BI
-
Bouche Incendie
- BIA
-
Booster Insertion and Abort
- BJHM
-
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
- BLS
-
Bateau Léger de Sauvetage
- BMEWS
-
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
The abbreviation BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- BMP
-
Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers
- BMPM
-
Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers de Marseille (https://www.marinspompiersdemarseille.com/)
- BRS
-
Bateau de Reconnaissance et Sauvetage
- BSPP
-
Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris (www.pompiersparis.fr)
- BSR
-
Brevet de Sécurité Routière
- CA
-
Chef d’Agrès
- CABA
-
Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus
The abbreviation CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus) includes the abbreviation BA (Breathing Apparatus).
- CAHTA
-
Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment
The abbreviation CAHTA (Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment) includes the abbreviation HTA (Health Technology Assessment).
CAHTA is equivalent to AATRM, CAHTA (see above).
- CAPHRI
-
Care and Public Health Research Institute (www.caphri.nl)
- CARMA
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Cared for the Aged at Risk of Marginalisation
- CASDIS
-
Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours
The abbreviation CASDIS (Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours) includes the abbreviation CA (Conseil d’Administration).
- CCARES
-
Culver City Amateur Radio Emergency Service
- CCEP
-
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
- CCF
-
Camion Citerne Forestier
The abbreviation CCF (Camion Citerne Forestier) is included in abbreviations such as CCFL (Camion Citerne Forestier Léger), CCFM (Camion Citerne Forestier Moyen) and CCFS (Camion Citerne Forestier Super).
- CCFF
-
Comité Communal Feu de Fôret
- CCFL
-
Camion Citerne Forestier Léger
The abbreviation CCFL (Camion Citerne Forestier Léger) includes the abbreviation CCF (Camion Citerne Forestier).
- CCFM
-
Camion Citerne Forestier Moyen
The abbreviation CCFM (Camion Citerne Forestier Moyen) includes the abbreviation CCF (Camion Citerne Forestier).
- CCFS
-
Camion Citerne Forestier Super
The abbreviation CCFS (Camion Citerne Forestier Super) includes the abbreviation CCF (Camion Citerne Forestier).
- CCGC
-
Camion Citerne Grande Capacité
- CCI
-
Camion Citerne d’Incendie
- CCOHS
-
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (https://www.ccohs.ca/)
- CCRM
-
Camion Citerne Rural Moyen
- CDEMA
-
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (https://www.cdema.org/)
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It was established as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) so as to coordinate emergency response and relief efforts to participating states.
- CDERA
-
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
- CDH
-
Comité Départemental d'Hygiène
- CDHR
-
Camion Dévidoir Hors-Route
- CDM
-
Comprehensive Disaster Management
Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management which reduces the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change while enhancing sustainable development.
- CDMP
-
Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project
- CDO
-
Congé pour Difficulté Operationnelle
- CDSP
-
Corps Départemental de Sapeurs-Pompiers
- CEESAR
-
Centre Européen d’Études Socio-économiques et Accidentologiques des Risques
- CEFH
-
Centre d’Études et de Formation Hospitalière
- CEHI
-
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) is a Technical Institute of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that provides technical and advisory services to Member States in all areas of environmental management, including water resources management, sustainable land management, waste management, chemical safety, occupational health and safety, eco-efficiency, and renewable energy.
- CELSS
-
Controlled Ecological Life Support System
The abbreviation CELSS (Controlled Ecological Life Support System) includes abbreviations LSS (Life Support System) and SS (Support System).
- CEMF
-
Cellule Manoeuvre de Force
- CEPARI
-
Centre d'Entraînement au Port de l'Appareil Respiratoire Isolant
The abbreviation CEPARI (Centre d'Entraînement au Port de l'Appareil Respiratoire Isolant) includes the abbreviation ARI (Appareil Respiratoire Isolant).
- CEPREDENAC
-
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central
CEPREDENAC is equivalent to CEPREDENAC (Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central) in Portuguese.
- CEPREDENAC
-
Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central
CEPREDENAC is equivalent to CEPREDENAC (see above).
- CES
-
Comité d'Experts Spécialisés
- CES
-
Crew Escape System
The abbreviation CES (Crew Escape System) is included in the abbreviation ROCES (Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System), and it includes the abbreviation ES (Escape System).
- CFAPSR
-
Certificat de Formation aux Activités de Premiers Secours Routiers
- CFC
-
Central Fire Control
The abbreviation CFC (Central Fire Control) includes the abbreviation FC (Fire Control).
- CGIH
-
Comité de Gestion de l’Informatique Hospitalière
- CH
-
Children’s Hospital
- CH
-
Colonne Humide
- CHA
-
Centre Hospitalier des Armées
- CHG
-
Centre Hospitalier Général
- CHI
-
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal
- CHIP
-
Children’s Hospital Informatics Program
- CHNO
-
Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie (https://www.15-20.fr/)
- CHPL
-
Centre de l’Hospitalisation Privée de la Loire
- CHR
-
Centre Hospitalier Régional
The abbreviation CHR (Centre Hospitalier Régional) is included in the abbreviation CHRU (Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire).
- CHRU
-
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire
The abbreviation CHRU (Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire) includes the abbreviation CHR (Centre Hospitalier Régional).
- CHS
-
Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé
- CHU
-
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
The abbreviation CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire) is included in abbreviations such as CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois) and CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire).
- CHUV
-
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
The abbreviation CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois) includes the abbreviation CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire).
- CHUV
-
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire
The abbreviation CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire) includes the abbreviation CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire).
- CIDB
-
Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur le Bruit
- CIFSC
-
Centre Interrégional de Formation de la Sécurité Civile
- CIPR
-
Commission Internationale de Protection Radiologique
CIPR is equivalent to ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) in English.
- CIRCOSC
-
Centre Interrégional de Coordination des Opérations de Sécurité Civile
- CIRDN
-
Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales
CIRDN is equivalent to IACNDR (Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction) in English, CIRDN (Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais) in Portuguese.
- CIRDN
-
Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais
CIRDN is equivalent to IACNDR (see above).
- CIRHS
-
Critical Items and Residual Hazards List
- CISR
-
Comité Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière
- CLCC
-
Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer
The abbreviation CLCC (Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer) is included in the abbreviation FNCLCC (Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer).
- CLS
-
Contingency Landing Site
The abbreviation CLS (Contingency Landing Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Landing Site).
- CMIC
-
Cellule Mobile d'Intervention Chimique
- CMIR
-
Cellule Mobile d'Intervention Radiologique
- CMSI
-
Centralisateur de Mise en Sécurité Incendie
- CMWS
-
Common Missile Warning System
- CNEH
-
Centre National de l’Équipement Hospitalier
- CNHIM
-
Centre National Hospitalier d’Information sur le Médicament (https://cnhim.org/)
- CNPAC
-
Comité National de Prévention des Accidents de la Circulation