Programs and Events
To find out about all the exciting events scheduled for this year's meeting, browse the links below and download the Preliminary Program.
Pre-Conference Workshops • Preliminary Program • Meeting at a Glance • Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions • Abstract Book
Featured Events
Opening General Session Keynote Address
Wednesday, June 2, 10:00 am - 11:45 am
We are pleased to have Heather Munro Prescott, PhD, as the keynote speaker at this year’s Opening General Session. Dr. Prescott is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University and has extensive knowledge of the history of medicine, adolescent medicine, childhood, and public health. She has published numerous articles and texts, including her book Student Bodies: The Impact of Student Health on American Society and Medicine. She has also conducted research and published on the topics of women’s history and disability history.
In the keynote address “Student Bodies, Past and Present,” Dr. Prescott will explore how college health has evolved over time to address the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. She will recount how college and university health programs evolved in conjunction with shifting standards of medical care and public health practices in the United States and review the role of college health programs as public health agencies for campus communities. In addition, Dr. Prescott will describe contemporary public health challenges facing college campuses. Another aspect of the presentation will show how the history of college health is intertwined with the history of diversity in higher education. Dr. Prescott will demonstrate that the growth of health services was one way in which colleges and universities made higher education accessible to women, racial minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
Presidential Session
Communicating Science to the Public
Saturday, June 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Modern day technology has created innumerable public sources of information about health and science. Competing messages from reliable, unreliable, and biased sources are challenging for the public to understand and interpret. In this presentation, Paul A. Offit, MD, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will review these challenges and provide
strategies for creating concise and accurate scientific messages for diverse groups of stakeholders. Dr. Offit will also describe examples of accurate and inaccurate information about vaccines and autism and the recent H1N1 pandemic in the U.S., including media stories of H1N1 vaccine safety fears.
Dorosin Memorial Lecture
SAMHSA’s Campaign for Mental Health Recovery:
A Comprehensive Approach
to Address Mental Health
Awareness, Education, Support, and Recovery for
Young Adults
Friday, June 4, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
(Room will open at 11:45 am for those who wish to bring in a lunch.
The speaker will begin at 12:00 pm.)
More than ever, awareness and education efforts on college campuses are needed to counter the negative attitudes and beliefs about mental illness that often limit resources and recovery and to increase access and opportunities that promote student mental health and productivity. In this session, presenter Chris Marshall, a consumer affairs specialist for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will discuss the Campaign for Mental Health Recovery (CMHR). He will explain how CMHR counters negative perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs associated with mental illnesses and promotes support and recovery; he will also discuss the program’s multi-faceted approach that includes a public service announcement campaign, a national technical assistance center, an awards program, and a grassroots component with a specific outreach to college students and young adults.
Leadership Day 2010
Leading from the Heart: Learning to Live Your Life out Loud
Tuesday, June 1, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Invitation only
The start of new semesters, the H1N1 outbreak, congressional debates on heath care reform, difficult employees, budget cuts — college health professionals are working in an incredible time, one that requires them to tap even deeper levels of leadership. In a helping profession it is so tempting to take care of everyone else before taking care of oneself. This session, led by presenter Marsha Guenzler-Stevens, PhD, University of Maryland-College Park, will help participants think about how to revive and maintain their own spirits, serve students with more presence, and engage more fully in the leadership experience.
After the presentation, ACHA leaders will join specific leadership breakout groups (section, committee/coalition, affiliate officers, and Annual Meeting program planners). Here, they will interact, discuss, and learn more about their particular leadership roles and responsibilities, as well as the many opportunities available to build bridges for success within the association.
Participation in Leadership Day 2010 is by invitation only. ACHA leaders will receive an invitation to attend and are strongly encouraged to do so.
Diversity Reception
Wednesday, June 2, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Enjoy appetizers while networking and socializing with your
colleagues. This reception is co-hosted by the Ethnic Diversity Coalition and the Allies for LGBT Health Coalition.
Faith-based Fellowship
Thursday, June 3, 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Connect with fellow attendees from faith-based schools and/or individuals of faith to discuss resources and special interest issues. Feel free to bring your breakfast.
Awards/Fellows Dinner
Thursday, June 3, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us in honoring 2010 ACHA award winners and fellows
for their outstanding dedication to the association and
contributions to the field.
Tickets are required for the dinner. See Meeting Registration. The event is open to all registered attendees; those not purchasing dinner tickets may sit in a pre-designated area but may not bring their own food due to hotel restrictions.