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Annex A: Acronyms and Glossary of Terms

Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Center FY21 Administrative Supplemental Funding Performance Measures
Acronym 
 		Definition
At-Risk IndividualsAt-risk individuals include children, older adults, pregnant women, and individuals who may need additional response assistance. Examples of these individuals may include but are not limited to individuals with disabilities, individuals who live in institutional settings, individuals from diverse cultures, individuals who have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking, individuals who are transportation disadvantaged, individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals who have chronic medical disorders, and individuals who have pharmacological dependency[10]
ASPRAdministration for Strategic Preparedness and Response 
 
ASPR-funded
An activity is considered ASPR-funded if it is: 1) fully funded by the RESPTC FY21 Administrative Supplement; 2) partially funded by these administrative supplements and by the facility or other health care entity; or 3) supported by allowable staff positions fully- or partially-funded by these
administrative supplements 
 
Data EntityThe source organization reporting a particular Data Point
Data PointIndividual data element reported by a recipient or sub-recipient used to calculate or assess the Program Performance Measure
Facility 
 		In the context of this administrative supplement, this term applies to RESPTCs, defined below as 'sub-recipient'
Health Care WorkerA health care worker is any worker who provides clinical health care services (i.e., doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, x-ray technicians, EMS, etc.)
HPPThe Hospital Preparedness Program
Infection Control

Infection control prevents or limits the spread of infection in health care settings and includes a range of activities such as:

  • training for health care worker safety when caring for a special pathogen patient (e.g., Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) donning/doffing, safe treatment protocols),

  • assessing and updating physical infrastructure (e.g., minor retrofitting and alteration of inpatient care areas for enhanced infection control donning/doffing rooms),

  • reconfiguring patient flow in emergency departments to provide isolation capacity for Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for infectious or potentially infectious patients, expansion of telemedicine and telehealth for the purposes of infection control,

  • purchase of or preservation strategies for PPE optimization in accordance with CDC guidelines, and/or other activities in accordance with CDC guidelines for Transmission-based Precautions[11]

NETEC 
 		National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
PPEPublic Safety Answering PointPersonal Protective Equipment
PSAPPublic Safety Answering Point
Program Performance MeasureThe national-level performance measure used by ASPR to monitor and evaluate the performance of recipients and sub-recipients funded through the RESPTC FY21 Administrative Supplement. Result is typically calculated by ASPR based on Data Points reported by RESPTCs
RESPTCRegional Ebola and other Special Pathogen Treatment Center
RecipientFor this cooperative agreement, recipients are state and jurisdictional health departments who receive awards from ASPR's Hospital Preparedness Program through the RESPTC FY21 Administrative Supplement. Formal definitions of recipients can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR 200.1)[12]
Sub-recipientRESPTCs that receive a subaward from a Recipient through the RESPTC FY21 Administrative Supplement. Formal definitions of sub-recipients can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR 200.1)[13]
TriageThe sorting out and classification of patients or casualties to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment. During infectious disease outbreaks, triage is particularly important to separate patients likely to be infected with the pathogen of concern[14]

10.Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. Accessed July 2022. "At-Risk Individuals."
11.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed August 2020. "Transmission-Based Precautions." 
12. "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations." Updated September 2020. Accessed September 2020. 
13. See above citation.
14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed July 2020. "Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Patients in non-US Healthcare Settings: Early Identification and Prevention of Transmission during Triage."