American_College_Health_Association

American College Health Association

American College Health Association

Organization of college health professionals

The American College Health Association (ACHA) is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based organization of college health professionals throughout the United States.[1] It was founded in 1920 as the American Student Health Association (ASHA), obtaining its current name in 1948.[2] Over 800 higher education institutions are members of the ACHA, as of 2019. The association also has over 2,800 individual health care professionals as members.[3] Since 1958, the association's official journal has been the Journal of American College Health, which was founded in 1958 as Student Medicine.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "ACHA Careers". Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    Mack, R (2011). "History of the American College Health Association". Journal of American College Health. 59 (6): 482–8. doi:10.1080/07448481.2011.568557. PMID 21660802. S2CID 24673186.
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    "Membership". American College Health Association Website. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. [4]
    "The ACHA Expanded History". American College Health Association Website. Retrieved 15 May 2017.


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