Annual Meeting
NCCHA 2026 Annual Meeting
Whole Person, Whole Campus: Moving Upstream for Collection Wellbeing
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 PM
Location: Eagan Community Center in Eagan, MN
The annual NCCHA meeting is open for health and wellbeing professionals from institutions of higher education across the North Central region of the United States (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin).
Attendees represent all areas of college health: medical providers, nurses, health promotion staff, registered dietitians, social workers, counselors, directors, and administrative staff. The theme for the Fall 2026 meeting is “Whole Person, Whole Campus: Moving Upstream for Collection Wellbeing”.
If you are interested in presenting at this year's conference, please visit our Call for Programs.
Conference Objectives
At the conclusion of this meeting, learners should be able to:
- Identify upstream, evidence-based strategies for improving the mental, physical, and social well-being of college students, with a focus on prevention, early intervention, and population-level health approaches.
- Enhance interdisciplinary collaboration by exploring models of integrated care that connect medical, counseling, health promotion, and other academic professional teams to support whole-person care on campus.
- Examine social determinants of health impacting college students, including financial stress, food and housing insecurity, cultural belonging, and environmental factors, and develop actionable approaches for campus-wide solutions.
- Strengthen professionals’ skills in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and equity-centered practices that promote inclusive well-being for diverse student populations.
