NCHA at WWU
Impact Well-being at WWU!
The Counseling and Wellness Center is excited to launch the National College Health Assessment at WWU this spring! A randomly selected sample of 4,000 full-time undergraduate WWU students ages 18 and older will receive the NCHA survey in their WWU email inbox on April 8 from NCHA-WEB@acha.org with the subject line “Share Your Voice: Take the NCHA Health Survey at WWU.”
The survey can be completed between April 8 and April 26.
What is the NCHA?
The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) is a nationally recognized research survey administered by the American College Health Association (ACHA). Data from the survey helps colleges and universities learn about the health habits, behaviors, and perceptions of their students in order to develop public health goals for the campus and evaluate programs and services.
The NCHA covers the following topics:
- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
- Sexual health
- Weight, nutrition, and exercise
- Mental health
- Personal safety and violence
Chance to Win!
All students who submit a survey will be automatically entered in a random drawing for an opportunity to win one of ten $25 gift certificates to the WWU Bookstore!
The National College Health Assessment is a nationally recognized research survey that helps Western collect data on a wide range of health and wellness issues that impact Western students. Survey data is used to develop programs and services that support students' well-being.
The NCHA is sent to a random sample of full-time, undergraduate WWU students ages 18 and older.
Search your official WWU email for a message from NCHA-WEB@acha.org. The survey can only be accessed through your official WWU email.
Subject: Share Your Voice: Take the NCHA Health Survey at WWU
The invitation email will be sent from NCHA on April 8, 2024.
You may not have been selected to take the NCHA. Only a random sample of full-time, undergraduate WWU students ages 18 and older were sent the link.
The NCHA takes about 20-30 minutes to complete. You can start, stop, and return to it at a later time if you are unable to complete it all at once.
The NCHA opens on April 8 and will close at 11:59 PM on April 26.
Students who complete the survey will be automatically entered into a drawing to win one of ten $25 gift certificates to the WWU Bookstore!
You may answer only some questions, or you may choose not to participate in the assessment at all.
Your participation is completely voluntary and confidential. To ensure confidentiality, email addresses are destroyed by ACHA, which administers the survey, before data are compiled and shared with WWU administrators. The raw data file that is shared with WWU will not contain any unique identifiers. Any reports or publications based on this research will use only group data and will not identify participants or any individual as being affiliated with this project.
If you have concerns about your rights as a participant in this project (#10147EX24), you may contact the WWU Human Research Protections Program.
If you have questions or concerns about the survey, you may contact Liz Stuart, Principal Investigator.
If you would like to talk with someone about the issues addressed in this survey, you are encouraged to reach out to the WWU Counseling and Wellness Center at 360-650-3164 (select option 1 after hours) or to contact one of these national resources.