Authors of the newly released ACHA Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education for Fall Semester 2021 will provide an overview and key considerations for college health professionals and senior leader as they plan for students returning to a fully occupied campus this fall. Considerations for student health, counseling, and health promotion services as well as discussions of vaccination, testing, non-pharmaceutical interventions, residence life, athletics, recreational sports, the learning environment, student life, and visitors to campus are included.

This is the recording of the ACHA Higher Education COVID-19 Community of Practice webinar with two nationally recognized experts on Friday, April 23 at 3 PM EDT. Dr. Michael Mina will address rapid testing along with other types of surveillance testing currently available and Dr. Michael Deichen will share how the University of Central Florida has used rapid testing among other mitigation strategies. Recently updated CDC guidance can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/colleges-universities/ihe-testing.html.

This is a recording of the April 9 webinar in which health services and student affairs staff and a student from UC Davis discuss how they leveraged partnerships to develop innovative approaches to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding community.

Join Patricia Novy, PhD, Senior Director of Medical Affairs at Moderna, for an introductory discussion on the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine. Dr. Novy will present the science behind mRNA vaccine development, the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine's safety and efficacy profile, likely side effects with a focus on younger populations, vaccine distribution operations and logistics, and best practices in vaccine administration. There will be extensive time for Q&A.

Four senior administrators/health center directors from a large university, a medium-sized university, and a public historically black college will discuss the decision-making process, planning, and public health considerations for holding commencement activities. The session will cover: • Public health considerations/concerns • Implementation plan for health measures • Guest policies • Communication to students, families, and stakeholders • Factors that could necessitate a change in plans

Two expert infectious disease epidemiologists and a chief health officer will speak about COVID-19 variants, genomic sequencing, and the impact of variants on college campuses. The session will include: • Facts about the variants currently in the U.S. and which ones are of concern • Information about genomic sequencing and its availability • Vaccine coverage for variants • How to plan for potential cases on campus and how to communicate information about this effectively to administrators, the campus community and families

Join our presenters as they discuss the unique challenges to implementing campus mitigation efforts at rural, small and medium sized colleges and universities. Each presenter will discuss the obstacles the pandemic has posed on their campuses and the innovative ways they overcame these challenges.

A senior Administrator (AVP) will introduce skills needed for Health Promotion Managers/Directors on people management, coaching and mentoring, and supervising multiple areas.

Due to the many circumstances of 2020, health promotion professionals need to revisit their approaches to health communication strategy. In this presentation, the speaker will discuss various applications and strategies that can be used to improve online student engagement.

This session will share findings from a nationally representative study that provides unprecedented data about the mental health of U.S. college students who are gender minority (young people whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth). We’ll share evidence of stark mental health inequities and explore mental health variation across subgroups of gender minority students. Finally, we’ll discuss new research regarding the impact of higher education policies on gender minority mental health.