American College 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]

American College Health Association

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