ACHA Advocacy Coalition

Advocacy Coalition

Coalitions provide a multi-disciplinary, topic-oriented organizational mechanism with broad geographic representation for continuing education; advocacy; knowledge; standards; and professional development. They enhance channels of communication among members with different professional backgrounds to address common issues in college health and expand membership participation opportunities in the association. Coalitions serve as an information and consultative resource for ACHA members and other communities of interest, and help create informational and educational resources, guidelines, and/or best practices. They are available to advise the Board of Directors on relevant policy issues and plan, solicit, or facilitate programming at ACHA and affiliate annual meetings.

If you would like to learn more about this group or have a question related to this topic, contact the chairperson listed below.

The purpose of the ACHA Advocacy coalition is:

To enhance the association’s expertise and voice on policy issues on the national level related to college health.
To be a mechanism for the exchange of information, resources, and tools that develop the capacity of ACHA members to participate in activities that support policy related to college health.
To identify and disseminate best practices addressing college health advocacy.
To provide continuing education and professional development across ACHA.

Please note: Any ACHA individual member (Regular, Student, Associate, or Emeritus) may join a coalition; however, only Regular Individual and Student Members may vote or hold office in a coalition.

Jake Baggott, MLS
Chair
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
jbaggott@siu.edu

Alan I. Glass, MD
Board Liaison
Washington University in St. Louis
aglass@wustl.edu

Mary Hoban, PhD, CHES
Staff Liaison
mhoban@acha.org