Collaboration:

ACHA promotes interdisciplinary collaboration within and across campuses to ensure care of the whole person and help cultivate an overarching culture of well-being.

 

Diversity:

ACHA provides opportunities to understand and celebrate diverse lived experiences and backgrounds, and incorporates these into our media, resources, and programs.

 

Education:

ACHA regards education as critical to professional success and personal development.

 

Equity:

ACHA aspires to guarantee fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement to all, and to eliminate barriers to participation and success. Equity is everyone’s responsibility.

 

Expertise:

ACHA relies on expertise based in evolving science, fact, and validated research.

 

Inclusion:

ACHA seeks to create a welcoming, inclusive environment that embraces all individuals.

 

Justice:

ACHA promotes justice in access and provision of healthcare, mental health care, and health promotion on campus and in our communities.

 

Leadership:

ACHA leads from the front, focuses on the future, and does not shy from publicly addressing tough issues. We aspire to reflect in our leadership the wide array of backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives of our members.

 

Well-Being:

ACHA creates and supports environments intentionally centered on well-being, where students, faculty, and staff are able to grow, thrive, live authentically, and support one another.