The American College Health Association (ACHA) is a

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-based organization of

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professionals throughout the

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. It was founded in 1920 as the American Student Health Association (ASHA), obtaining its current name in 1948. Over 800 higher education institutions are members of the ACHA, as of 2019. The association also has over 2,800 individual health care professionals as members. Since 1958, the association's official journal has been the ''

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'', which was founded in 1958 as ''Student Medicine''.

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