Year Established: 1920

 

Statement of Purpose:

To be the recognized voice of expertise in college health.

 

Mission:

The American College Health Association (ACHA) will provide advocacy, education, communications, products, and services, as well as promote research and culturally competent practices to enhance its members' ability to advance the health of all students and the campus community.

 

Core Values:

To promote healthy communities and healthy individuals as critical components of student learning, the American College Health Association values:

1. Social Justice, Human Dignity and Respect for All
2. Provision of Student-Centered Services
3. Professional Excellence, Responsiveness and Ethical Practice
4. Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Approaches to Health
5. The Commitment And Participation Of Those Who Advance Health
6. The Active Involvement of Students

 

Strategic Goals:

GOAL 1: ACHA will support and promote systems and programs that produce optimum health outcomes for college students and campus communities.

GOAL 2: ACHA will be the primary source of information, education and consultation on health and health promotion issues affecting college and university students within the campus community.

GOAL 3: ACHA will be the leading source of evidence-based knowledge about the field of college health.

GOAL 4: ACHA will be the principal advocate for national public policy affecting the health of all college students and campus communities.

GOAL 5: ACHA will develop and maximize the use of human, financial, and technological resources to ensure and sustain growth.

 

Membership:

• Categories of membership include individual (regular, student, associate and emeritus), institutional, and sustaining.  Membership includes membership within one of eleven regional affiliated organizations (Central, Mid-America, Mid-Atlantic, New England, New York State, North Central, Ohio, Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain, Southern and Southwest College Health Associations).

• Over 2800 individual members, 900 institutional members

Dues information:

• Individual Membership: $165-$195 / year

• Individual Student: $35-$85 / year

• Institutional Membership: $375-$2,000 / year (depends on institution’s annual health service budget)

 

Membership Publications

• Journal of American College Health-published bi-monthly.

• Action (newsletter) published quarterly.

• Each section produces a semiannual newsletter. A variety of other publications on policy, programming, law, and educational resource materials are available.

 

Meetings

A national annual meeting is held late each spring, at various locations throughout the United States.  Eleven regional and state affiliate association meetings are also held annually.  Future national meetings locations include:

• Phoenix, AZ  2011

• Chicago, IL  2012

• Boston, MA  2013

• San Antonio, TX  2014

• Orlando, FL  2015

• San Francisco, CA  2016

 

Board of Directors

• 18 members, including:

• Executive Committee with President, President-Elect* (*one-year position elected by membership), Vice-President**, Immediate Past-President, and Treasurer** (**alternating two-year positions elected by membership), and the ACHA Executive Director

• Four Members-At-Large with 2-year appointments, selected by the President

• Two Student members, selected by the Student/Consumer Section

• Six Regional Representatives with two-year appointments, elected by each of the six geographical regions of ACHA.

 

Sections	Standing Committees	Ad Hoc Committees & Coalitions
Administration	Annual Meeting Program Planning	ACHA-NCHA (ACHA - National College Health Assessment) Advisory Committee
Advanced Practice Clinicians	Audit	Advocacy Coalition
Clinical Medicine	Bylaws	Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Coalition
Health Promotion	Continuing Education	Allies for LGBT Health Coalition
Mental Health	Ethics	Awards Advisory Committee
Nurse-Directed Health Services	Finance	Benchmarking Advisory Committee
Nursing	Nominating	Campus Safety & Violence Coalition
Pharmacy	Resolutions	Coalition for the Wellness Needs of Military Veteran Students
Students/Consumers		Cultural Competency Statement Revision Task Force
		Emerging Public Health Threats & Emergency Response Coalition
		Ethnic Diversity Coalition
		External Funding Advisory Committee
		External Funding Task Force
		Fellows Advisory Committee
		Faculty & Staff Health & Wellness Coalition
		HIPAA/HIM Coalition
		National Health Objectives for 2020 Coalition
		Program Planning Task Force
		Sexual Health Education & Clinical Care Coalition
		Spirituality, Religion & Student Health Coalition
		Student Health Insurance/Benefits Plans Coalition
		Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Advisory Committee
		Volunteer Leadership Infrastructure Evaluation Task Force

 

Affiliates:

• 11 Affiliate Associations that are grouped into six geographical regions.

 

Budget: $2.8 Million

 

Number of paid staff: 16

ORGANIZATION

 

ACHA President (2010-11):

Alan I. Glass, MD
Assistant Vice Chancellor and
Director, Habif Health and Wellness Center
Washington University in St. Louis
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine

E-mail:  aglass@wustl.edu

 

Health Promotion Section Chair (2010-11):

 

Gina Baral Abrams, MPH, LSW, CHES

Administrator, Health Educator, Social Worker

Princeton University

E-mail:  gbaral@princeton.edu

 

Chief Staff Officer:

 

Doyle E. Randol, MS, Col, USA (Ret.)
Executive Director

American College Health Association
E-mail: pjcrone@acha.org

 

Legislative Liaison:

Mary Hoban, PhD

American College Health Association
E-mail: mhoban@acha.org