Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan
List of Abbreviations
ADAP - AIDS Drug Assistance Program
BCDC - Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CLEP - Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
CSTE - Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
DOCS - New York State Department of Correctional Services
EIA - Enzyme Immunoassay
ESAP - Expanded Syringe Access Program
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
HANYS - Healthcare Association of New York State
HAV - Hepatitis A virus
HBIG - Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
HBV - Hepatitis B virus
HCV - Hepatitis C virus
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IDU - Injecting Drug User
IG - Immune Globulin
LHD - Local Health Department
MCO - Managed Care Organization
MSSNY - Medical Society of the State of New York
NHANES III - Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NYCDOHMH - New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYSACHO - New York State Association of County Health Officers
NYSDOH - New York State Department of Health
OASAS - Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
MSM - Men having sex with men
OMH - Office of Mental Health
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
RIBA - Recombinant Immunoblot Assay
SEP - Syringe Exchange Program
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease
SVR - Sustained Viral Response