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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 | acha |
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]
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