Association Liaison Relationships

ACHA's partnerships with other national health and higher education organizations help to:

enhance resources for the college health field
integrate college health into the national agenda

The Board of Directors selects qualified members to act as Association Liaisons. Vacancies are announced via email, and members who are interested can request to be considered for the open liaison position.

Charge to association liaisons: As a liaison to this organization, you are charged to represent ACHA and the varied interests of college health. To fulfill your liaison responsibilities, we request a report in January and in April in order to brief the Executive Committee and Board of Directors on key issues, meeting summaries, and pertinent information about this organization that affect ACHA’s mission.

Partnering Organizations

ACHA maintains a liaison relationship with the following organizations:

Organization	Acronym	ACHA Representative(s)
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care	AAAHC	Margaret Spear, MD, Pennsylvania State University, mes10@sa.psu.edu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices	CDC-ACIP	James C. Turner, MD, FACHA, University of Virginia, jct4w@virginia.edu
Coalition of Higher Education Associations for Substance Abuse Prevention (CoHEASAP)	CoHEASAP	Michael P. McNeil, MS, Columbia University, mm3117@columbia.edu (Alternate) Laura L. Forbes, PhD, MCHES, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Ltalbott@uab.edu
Coalition of National Health Education Organizations	CNHEO	Becky Michelsen, MEd, CHES, Marquette University, rebecca.michelsen@marquette.edu (Alternate) Suzanne Forkner, MS, CHES, CWP, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sforkner2@unl.edu
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education	CAS	Paula L. Swinford, MS, MHA, CHES, University of Southern California, swinford@usc.edu (Alternate) Stacy Andes, MA, EdD, Villanova University, stacy.andes@villanova.edu
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association	GLMA	Sharon Glezen, MD, University of Rochester, SGlezen@uhs.rochester.edu (Alternate) Kristen Ellensohn, MS, MSN, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, kellensohn@saic.edu
Higher Education Mental Health Alliance	HEMHA	Chris Brownson, PhD, University of Texas-Austin, cbrownson@mail.utexas.edu
The Joint Commission — Ambulatory Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee	PTAC	Jim Jacobs, MD, PhD, Ohio State University, jjacobs@studentlife.osu.edu (Alternate) Chad Henderson, MBA, FACHA, University of Rhode Island, chad@uri.edu
Journal of American College Health (Taylor & Francis)	JACH	Executive Editor Adam Barry, PhD, University of Florida, aebarry@ufl.edu Executive Editor Teri Aronowitz, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Boston University, taronow@bu.edu Executive Editor John A. Vaughn, MD, Ohio State University, vaughn.7@osu.edu
National Athletic Trainers' Association	NATA	Lori Dewald, MCHES, EdD, American Public University, LoriDewald@yahoo.com
National Collegiate Athletic Association — Female Athlete Triad Coalition	NCAA-FATC	Christina Smith Paul, MD, CAQSM, University of Pennsylvania, chpaul@exchange.upenn.edu
National Operating Committee for Standards in Athletic Equipment	NOCSAE	Kenneth Stephens, MD, RPh, University of Cincinnati, stephekw@uc.edu (Alternate) John Miller, MD, Indiana University