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American College Health Association

http://acha.org/about_acha/membership.cfm. American College Health Association. Kaylee Knowles Shanti Zunes -Wolfe. Mission and Goals. http://www.acha.org/index.cfm. Core Values Goals support and promote programs primary source of information, education, and consultation

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American College Health Association

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  1. http://acha.org/about_acha/membership.cfm American College Health Association Kaylee Knowles ShantiZunes-Wolfe

  2. Mission and Goals http://www.acha.org/index.cfm Core Values Goals support and promote programs primary source of information, education, and consultation leading source of knowledge advocate for national public policy maximize use of resources

  3. Membership • Individual • Regular: $160/$190 • Associate: $190 • Student: $35/$85 • Emeritus: $35/$85 • Application • Benefits • Over 2,500 members • Institutional • Accredited higher education institutions • International • Benefits • Cost • Sustaining • Nonprofit: $400 • For-profit: $1800 • Benefits http://www.acha.org/AnnualMeeting10/ http://www.acha.org/about_acha/individual_membership.cfm

  4. ACHA Affiliates • 6 regions • 11 affiliates • Annual educational meetings • Awards and grants http://www.acha.org/about_acha/affiliates.cfm Pacific Coast College Health Association (PCCHA) Regional Representative: Patricia L. Ketcham Annual Meeting: May 26-30, 2009, San Francisco, CA 1,700 attended

  5. Sections & Committees • Sections • Administration • Advanced practice clinicians • Clinical medicine • Health promotion • Mental health • Nurse-directed health services • Nursing • Pharmacy • Students/Consumers • Committees • Board Advisory Committees • Board/Presidential Advisors • Coalitions • Task Forces • Standing Committees http://www.acha.org/info_resources/hc2010.cfm

  6. Journals & Publications • Publications • Brochures for Young Adults • Publications for Professionals • Online Continuing Education Journal of American College Health • Bi-monthly • Developments and research • Taylor & Francis • Writer’s guidelines

  7. National College Health Assessment http://www.acha-ncha.org/ • Survey to learn about students’ health needs • Compares change in data over years • Started in 2000 • New version released 2009 • Invisible Peer

  8. Other Programs • CDC Cooperative Agreements • Preventing sexual violence (2005-08) • Healthy campus communities (2000-05) • High risk situations (1997-2004) • HIV infections (1995-2000) • Consultation Services • Patient Satisfaction Assessment Service • Health centers get feedback from students

  9. Jobs & Development • Professional Development • Continuing education to keep up accreditation for physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, pharmacists, social workers, and health educators. • Job Listings http://www.acha.org/prof_dev/OnlineCE/AnxietyDisorder_PDprogram.cfm • Health promotion and administration along with physicians and other medical professionals.

  10. Awards & Grants • Awards and Fellows • Thirteen different awards given to those who show excellence in the college health field. • Grants and Funding • Grant options • Funding through ACHA http://acha.org/about_acha/membership.cfm

  11. Good luck next group! THE END American College Health Association. (2009). Retrieved October 10, 2009, from www.acha.org Cotrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., & McKenzie, J. F. (2009). Principles and foundations of health promotion and education (4th ed.). (pp. 256-7). San Francisco: Pearson, Benjamin Cummings.

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