Acronyms and abbreviations

ABIA

Brazilian Association of food industries

ABV

Alcohol by volume

ACO

Accountable Care Organisation

ADCT

Constitutional Act of Transitional Provision

ADL

Activities of daily living

ANS

National Supplementary Health Agency

ANVISA

National Health Surveillance Agency

BAC

Blood alcohol concentration

BHBM

Be He@lthy, Be Mobile

BIT

Bipartite inter-management committee

BNHS

Brazilian National Health Survey

BRL

Brazilian Real

CA

Constitutional Amendment

CAPS

Psychosocial Care Centers

CBAF

Basic component of pharmaceutical assistance

CESAF

Strategic component of pharmaceutical assistance

CEAF

Specialised component of pharmaceutical assistance

CAISAN

Inter-ministerial Chamber of Food and Nutritional Security

CIAN

National Health Council’s Intersectoral Commission on Food and Nutrition

CIINFO

Health Information and Informatics Committee

CIB

Comissão Intergestores Bipartite

CIT

Comissão Intergestores Tripartite

CNJ

National Council of Justice

CNS

National Health Council

COFINS

Federal social contribution levied on business revenue

CONANDA

National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents

CONAR

National Council of Self-Regulatory Publicity

CONASS

National Council of State Health Secretaries

CONASEMS

National Council of the Municipal Health Secretaries

CONITEC

National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies in SUS

COSEMS

State Council of Municipal Health Secretariats

C4NE

Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus

DALYS

Disability-adjusted life years

DATASUS

Informatics Department of the Sistema Único de Saúde

DRG

Diagnosis-Related Groups

EHR

Electronic Health Record

EIPCO

Intersectoral Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Control

FFS

Fee-for-service

FUNASA

National Health Foundation

G20

Group of Twenty

GAD

Digital Food Guide

GBP

Geat Britain Pound

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GP

General Practitioner

HALE

Healthy life expectancy

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

IADL

Instrumental activities of daily living

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

IBGE

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IL+S

Ingredients list plus highlighted symbols

IPRF

Personal income tax

IPRJ

Corporate income tax

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LE

Life expectancy

MAC

Média e Alta Complexidade

mHealth

Mobile health

MMC

Mass media campaigns

MP

Ministry of Planning, Development and Management

MPHS

Multi purpose health service

MUP

Minimum unit pricing

NCD

Chronic non-communicable disease

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NHS

National Health Service

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OOP

Out-of-pocket payments

OSS

Organizações Sociais de Saúde

PACE

Physical activity calorie equivalent

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PeNSE

National School Health Survey

PIS

Program of Social Integration

PHI

Private Health Insurance

PMAQ

National Programme for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality

PNAD Contínua

Continuous National Household Sample Survey

PNAE

National School Meals Programme

PNAN

National Policy on Food and Nutrition

PNS

National Health Survey

PNSPI

National Health Policy for the Elderly

PPA

Multi-Annual Plan

POF

Family Budget Survey

PSE

Health at School Programme

RAPS

Network for Psychosocial Care

RAS

Health care networks

RCL

Federal Current Net Revenues

RNDS

National Health Data Network

SBI

Screening and brief intervention

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SESP

Public Health Services Foundation

SIGTAB

National fee schedule

SISAN

National Food and Nutrition Security System

SME

Small and medium sized enterprises

SNIS

National Health Information System

SNVS

National Health Surveillance System

SSB

Sugar-sweetened beverages

SUCAM

Health Campaigns Superintendence

SUS

Sistema Único de Saúde

TFA

Trans fatty acids

UBS

Basic health care units

UBF

Ultra-processed foods

UHC

Universal health coverage

UNESDA

Union of European Beverages Associations

USD

United States Dollar

VAT

Value added tax

WHO

World Health Organization

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