A Foundation Star Story
“When I grow up, I want to be just like my mom.” It’s something most moms want to hear, but few will actually get to see happen, at least in the way that it did for Karen and Julie Yingling.
ACHF, through the Kathy Mac Scholar Fund, increases opportunities for nurses and nurse practitioners to attend the ACHA Annual Meeting. This scholarship offers funding to partially offset meeting registration, hotel and travel expenses for one nurse or nurse practitioner who has never been to an ACHA meeting before.
One of the most important objectives of the American College Health Foundation is to provide resources for carrying out American College Health Association initiatives to its member colleges, universities, and campus health teams. Our work with the Healthy Campus funding opportunity is a prime example.
Isabella Parise was a relatively shy freshman who entered Governor’s State University as an undergraduate in public health. She sat down in her first college class and was greeted by a professor whose energy was contagious and, to Isabella, a little bit overwhelming.
ACHF believes in fostering future college health professionals. Through the Murray DeArmond Student Activity Fund, ACHF offers funding to help students to attend the ACHA Annual Meeting, giving them opportunities to learn more about the profession and be inspired to promote health and well-being on their own campuses.
