Public Health Service Agencies

Acronym	Full Title
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration
IHS	Indian Health Service
NIH	National Institutes of Health (including the 27 institutes and centers listed below)
SAMHSA	Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Acronym	Full Title
CC	NIH Clinical Center
CIT	Center for Information Technology
CSR	Center for Scientific Review
FIC	John E. Fogarty International Center
NCATS	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
NCCAM	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NEI	National Eye Institute
NHGRI	National Human Genome Research Institute
NHLBI	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIA	National Institute on Aging
NIAAA	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
NIBIB	National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
NICHD	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDCD	National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIDCR	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDDK	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIDA	National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIEHS	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIGMS	National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NIMHD	National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
NINDS	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINR	National Institute of Nursing Research
NLM	National Library of Medicine

Acronym	Full Title
AAF	American Asthma Foundation
ACF	Administration for Children and Families
ACS	American Cancer Society
AF	Arthritis Foundation
AHA	American Heart Association
ALA	American Lung Association
ALPHA	Alpha-1 Foundation
ALR	Alliance for Lupus Research
AOA	Administration on Aging
ASPR	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
	CurePSP
JDRF	Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
LFA	Lupus Foundation of America
OASH	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
OGA	Office of Global Affairs
PCORI	Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
SGKF	Susan G. Komen For the Cure

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