ACHA’s Healthy Campus empowers campus communities to improve health and well-being.
It is the process of helping campus communities:
- Build the foundation of a healthy campus by investing in the infrastructure necessary to advance health and well-being on campus.
- Become the cornerstone of the campus by striving toward health equity and eliminating health disparities.
- Support a community that increases academic success, student and faculty/staff retention, and life-long learning.
- Create a culture where social and physical environments promote health.
Core Elements of ACHA's Healthy Campus
- Every campus can be a healthy campus.
- Institutions of higher education are communities.
- Healthy Campus is a continuum and every campus can find their place.
- Healthy Campus efforts should be informed by data: see ACHA's Survey Data.
- Healthy Campus efforts should engage campus community members with expertise in college health and well-being.
- If college health and wellness expertise isn’t available on your campus, ACHA can help: College Health Wellness Consulting.
The Healthy Campus Framework
ACHA’s Healthy Campus framework gives colleges and universities a way to cultivate a campus culture where well-being isn't just another campus initiative—it's the foundation of student success, and it is embedded into the campus culture.
Assess Your Campus
Is your campus a Healthy Campus? Find out with our Institutional Inventory for ACHA members!
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to some commonly asked questions about the Healthy Campus Framework and Institutional Inventory.
Join the Healthy Campus Community in ACHA Connect
Engage with others and see how they are implementing Healthy Campus at their institution! Visit the Healthy Campus community in ACHA Connect, ask questions, and connect with like-minded peers.
Leadership & History
Learn about the leadership team and history of this project.
