Additional Resources​

ACHA History

For further information on the history and evolution of ACHA, please see the following documents.

• History of the American College Health Association, Rachel Mack, Journal of American College Health, Vol. 59, Issue 6, June/July 2011
• The First Fifty Years: A History of the American College Health Association [pdf], Ruth E. Boynton, MD, Journal of the American College Health Association, Vol. 19, June 1971
• The History of Sections in the American College Health Association [pdf], William A. Christmas, MD, Journal of American College Health, Vol. 41, November 1992. Provided courtesy of Heldref Publications, former publisher of JACH.

College Health History

For further information on the history and evolution of college health, please see the following documents.

• 150 Years Ago: Amherst Established Nation’s First College Health Program, William Sweet, Amherst College, Web, August 22, 2011
• Campus-Based College Health Services Before the Amherst Program (1860): Military Academies Lead the Way, William A. Christmas, MD, Journal of American College Health, Vol. 59, Issue 6, June/July 2011