Acronyms

• Author: Christine Barrow/Marjan de Bruin/Robert Carr
• Profession: Professorial fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill and campus chair, UWI HARP, Cave Hill/Director and Senior Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), University of the West Indies, Mona and Deputy Chair of UWI HARP, Mona/Senior ...
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ACRONYMS

AAA American Anthropological Association

BCC Behaviour Change Communication

BMSM Black men who have sex with men

BSS Behavioural Surveillance Surveys

CARE Comfort Assist Reach out Educate

CAREC Caribbean Epidemiology Centre

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CBOs Community-based organizations

CCB Child Care Board

CDC Center for Disease Control

CFCS Communication for Social Change

CHRC Caribbean Health Research Council

CSWs Commercial Sex Workers

CVC Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition

DFID Department for International Development

EMCDDA European Monitoring Centre for Drugs

and Drug Addiction

FHI Family Health International

FRESH Focusing Resources on Effective School Health

GFI Goodness-of-fit index

GRID Gay Related Immune Deficiency

GLBT Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender

HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy

HCV Hepatitis

HDI Human Development Index

HFLE Health and Family Life Education

HPS Health Promoting School

Acronyms