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Abbreviation | ACHA |
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Formation | 1920 |
Type | Professional association |
Legal status | Non-profit |
Purpose | Advocacy, Education, and Research |
Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland |
Membership (2019) | >800 higher education institutions |
Chief Executive Officer | Devin Jopp |
18 members ( listed here) | |
Affiliations | 11 regional affiliates in 6 regions of the United States ( listed here) |
Website |
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Formerly called | American Student Health Association |
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]