Healthy Campus 2010 establishes national college health objectives and serves as a basis for developing plans to improve student health. The ACHA manual, Healthy Campus: Making It Happen, is a companion document to Healthy People 2010, the nationwide health promotion and disease agenda, and similarly, was developed through a broad consultation process built on the best scientific knowledge.
This page is an index of ACHA and other resources on this topic. Resources include association projects, programs, publications, guidelines, and more. Additional information may be available under “External Resources.”
Health Objectives
Healthy Campus 2010 has planning guidelines and over 200 health objectives with baselines and targets for the nation's colleges and universities to achieve over the next decade. The Leading Health Indicators reflect the major public health concerns in the United States and were chosen based on their ability to motivate action, the availability of data to measure their progress, and their relevance as broad public health issues.
The Leading Health Indicators are:
1. Physical Activity
2. Overweight and Obesity
3. Tobacco Use
4. Substance Abuse
5. Responsible Sexual Behavior
6. Mental Health
7. Injury and Violence
8. Environmental Quality
9. Immunization
10. Access to Health Care
A Healthy Foundation
Healthy People 2010 can provide a foundation for shaping future health plans for institutions of higher education and serves as:
- A matrix, linking governmental agencies, state and local health departments, communities, schools, businesses, health care services, and institutions of higher education, to improve physical, social, and environmental health.
- A strategic planning tool for campus communities to define future health priorities of students, faculty, and staff.
- A program and curriculum guide for degree oriented and continuing education programs, including schools of medicine, public health, and allied health personnel.
- A guide for future grant, program, and service funding priorities from federal and state governments for the next decade.
- A model for administrators, faculty, staff, and students to develop healthy campus environments, and direct services and support toward health enhancing behaviors within a campus community.
ACHA Resources
National Health Objectives for 2020 Coalition
Provides multidisciplinary, multiregional education, advocacy, and research on National Health Objectives.
>> Look for the all online Healthy Campus 2020 document
here in Spring 2012. <<
Healthy Campus 2010: Making It Happen
This ACHA companion manual to Healthy Campus 2010 helps in assessing campus and community health needs, and then developing, implementing, and evaluating programs, and much, much more. Note: This manual is out of print with the anticipation of a new companion document for Healthy People 2020. To obtain a copy of Healthy Campus 2010, for the cost of postage only, please contact pubs@acha.org (while supplies last).
Presentations about Healthy Campus 2010
ACHA 2000 Annual Meeting [PowerPoint, 2.8mb]
MACHA 2004 Conference [PowerPoint, 332kb]
NASPA 2005 Conference [PowerPoint, 2.3mb]
ACHA-National College Health Assessment
The ACHA-NCHA is a nationally recognized research survey that provides precise data about students’ health habits, behaviors, and perceptions. Data from this survey covers smoking habits, contraception use, mental health issues, relationship difficulties, sexual behaviors, exercise habits, preventive health practices, perceptions of drug and alcohol use, and more.
External Resources
ACHA thanks its committee, coalition, task force, and section volunteers for providing resources and links concerning this topic. ACHA does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content or use of external websites.
Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020
This report from the Institute of Medicine singles out 12 indicators as immediate, major health concerns that should be monitored and 24 objectives that warrant priority attention in the plan's implementation.
The report updates and expands on the 10 leading health indicators that served as priorities for Healthy People 2010. The recommendations on what should be the priorities for the latest version of this decadal health plan reflect the consensus of a committee comprised of population health experts, epidemiologists, health statisticians, and others. Indicators provide yardsticks that health experts and policymakers can use to measure progress, and objectives set out clear, concrete goals for improvements.
Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
National Health Information Center
Go Ask Alice (Columbia University's Health Promotion Program)
HealthFinders (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
National Library of Medicine (Medline)
National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)
