ACHA Resources

ACHA COVID-19 Guidelines and Briefs

• Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education for the Fall Semester 2021 [pdf] (posted May 25, 2021)

• Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education for the Spring Semester 2021 [pdf] (posted December 29, 2020)
• ACHA Brief: Considerations for Institutions of Higher Education as Students Return Home [pdf](posted October 29, 2020)
• Supporting Vulnerable Campus Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic [pdf](posted August 20, 2020)
• Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era (posted May 7, 2020)  Note: These guidelines have been replaced by the ACHA Guidelines: Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education for the Spring Semester 2021 (see above).
• Preparing for COVID-19 [pdf] (posted March 3, 2020) 

Checklists for Reopening Campus Medical Services Operations and Mental Health Service Operations

The ACHA COVID-19 Task Force has created two documents to assist with reopening operations, one specific to reopening medical services, and one to reopening mental health services. These resources were developed as a companion to the ACHA Guidelines: Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era, and are intended to assist directors and staff in assessing their readiness and preparation for reopening as well as serve as a guidepost for reinstituting and modifying services in the changed world of COVID-19. 

• Checklist for Considerations Related to Reopening Campus Medical Service Operations (revised July 15, 2021)
• Checklist for Considerations Related to Reopening Campus Mental Health Service Operations (revised July 15, 2021)

The Impact of COVID-19 on College Student Well-Being

ACHA, in collaboration with the Healthy Minds Network, developed a new set of survey items related to students’ experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic. The new items focused on students’ attitudes, concerns, preventive behaviors, and their perceived supportiveness of colleges and universities related to COVID-19. View a brief data report which presents results from 18,764 students on 14 campuses that participated in the surveys from late March through May 2020.

ACHA Survey Reports on Health Centers' Pandemic Operating Status and Response

ACHA's COVID-19 Task Force has been developing and administering surveys to collect critical data to assist in the study of the COVID-19 pandemic event. The results included in several of these reports, "The COVID-19 Pandemic's Effect on Campus Health Services," represent a snapshot of the college health services' operating status and response at the time the surveys were conducted, while others included lessons learned:

• Pulse Survey: Campus COVID-19 Management, Fall Term 2021-22 (conducted September 14–27, 2021)
• Pulse Survey: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements (conducted April 19–23, 2021)
• Pulse Survey: Mass Vaccination Efforts (conducted March 15–19, 2021)
• Lessons Learned from Fall 2020 (conducted January 8–20, 2021)
• October 9 though October 30, 2020
• August 4 through August 8, 2020
• June 2 through June 5, 2020
• April 6 through April 9, 2020

Weekly Update Archives from COVID-19 Task Force 

Archived Webinars, Q&As, and Events

HECCOP and CoVAC Webinars and Events

See current and archived webinars here. 

Webinars, Workshops, and Q&As

ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Experts”: Critical COVID-19 Issues - Take Two and Beyond

Recorded September 24, 2021
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Let's Talk Campus Vaccines: Routine, COVID-19, and Everything in Between

Recorded March 5, 2021. Hosted by American College Health Foundation with support from GlaxoSmithKline.
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ACHF Webinar: Case Studies: Best Practices in Sexual Health Promotion and Clinical Care in the COVID-19 Era

Recorded November 13, 2020. Sponsored by ACHF with support from Hologic.
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ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Experts”: Creating Support Systems for Students in Isolation and Quarantine

Recorded November 6, 2020
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ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Experts”: Contact Tracing, Isolation and Quarantine—Systems for Small, Medium, and Large Colleges and Universities

Recorded October 23, 2020
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ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Experts”: SARS-CoV-2 Testing

Recorded October 9, 2020
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CDC  and ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Experts”: Wastewater Surveillance

Recorded September 25, 2020 
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ACHF Webinar: (Re)Introducing Best Practices in Sexual Health Promotion and Clinical Care in the COVID-19 Era

Recorded September 25, 2020. Sponsored by ACHF with support from Hologic.
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ACHA Reopening Guidelines Q&A: Focus on Contact Tracing

Recorded May 29, 2020
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ACHA Reopening Guidelines Q&A: Focus on Housing

Recorded May 22, 2020
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Reopening Campus Q&A: A General Overview of the ACHA Guidelines

Recorded May 15, 2020
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Public Health and College Health Working Together: Q&A

Recorded May 1, 2020
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COVID-19 Q&A: Topical Issues

Recorded April 17, 2020
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NFID COVID-19 Update: Preparedness and Response on U.S. College Campuses

Recorded April 15, 2020. Co-hosted by ACHA.
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Mental Health in the COVID-19 Era: Q&A

Recorded April 3, 2020
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Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era: Q&A

Recorded March 27, 2020 
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Update on COVID-19: Q&A

Recorded March 20, 2020 
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ACHA COVID-19 Webinar: Updates, Resources, and Guidelines

Recorded March 18, 2020. Hosted in partnership with Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), the American College Health Association (ACHA) and the Association of College Unions International (ACUI).
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COVID-19 Virtual Summits

• Planning for Now, Building for the Future (July 28-29, 2020)
• 344 Days and Counting (December 8-9, 2020)

Vaccines

Mass Vaccination Guidance and Resources

The ACHA COVID-19 task force has gathered this list of resources to assist members in planning for mass vaccination clinics. See also this message from ACHA leadership regarding advocacy for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of college health professionals.

CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Resources

CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Healthcare Professionals and Jurisdictions provides information on:

• Product Info by US Vaccine
• Clinical Considerations
• Provider Requirements and Support
• Training and Education
• Recipient Education
• Planning & Partnerships
• Vaccination Toolkits
• COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems

At the above link, see the following items which may be especially useful for campuses and campus health centers:

COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Medical Centers, Clinics, and Clinicians
This toolkit includes ready-made materials you can use to inform your healthcare teams and other staff.

V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health checks after someone receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Once registered, the vaccine recipient will receive a daily text reminder to check in and answer survey questions about health. Depending on their answers, someone from CDC may call. V-safe will also remind recipients when to get the follow-up vaccination.

FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Updates and Resources

FDA provides updates and information on vaccines that have received emergency use authorization (EUA). See “COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use” for more information on common side effects, fact sheets for health care providers administering vaccine, and FAQs for each of the vaccines that have received EUA.

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)

This page provides links to key COVID-19 vaccine resource pages from IAC, CDC, and other partners. 
See also: COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: What Clinic Personnel Need to Know  

Situation Updates

• CDC Data Tracker: Find maps and charts tracking cases, deaths, and trends of COVID-19 in the United States, updated daily by 8 pm ET.

• Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE:Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) is tracking the COVID-19 spread in real-time in an interactive dashboard with data available for download.

• Statista: Provides retrospective counts of new U.S. cases by date.

• COVIDView: A weekly surveillance summary of U.S. COVID-19 activity. The report summarizes and interprets key indicators including information related to COVID-19 outpatient visits, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as laboratory data.

• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington: Provides projections for all 50 states on when the projected peak of the pandemic will occur.

Information and Resources for Campuses

See also ACHA Resources above.

CDC Considerations for Institutions of Higher Education

This guidance is intended to help administrators of public and private institutions of higher education (IHE) prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students, staff, and faculty. Includes guidance on: 

• Testing in Institutions of Higher Education
• Guidance for Student Foreign Travel 

CDC Communication Resources

CDC offers free resources including video, fact sheets, and posters. See this page to access current communication tools and resources available for use and distribution. 

Information for Travelers

• CDC COVID-19 Information for Travelers
• State Department Travel Advisories