2019 Annual Meeting

Advancing Student Well-Being and Building Healthy Campuses on Japanese and U.S. Colleges and Universities - A Joint Session of JUHA and ACHA. (Room Governor's Square 17)

CME:1.5  CNE:1.5  CHES:1.5  NASW:1.5  CPEU:1.5  AHIMA:1.5  

Leadership, Campus Collaboration, Collaborative Care

After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. Compare the nature of college health services in Japan and the U.S.(primarily focused on Japan) and how the partnership between JUHA and ACHA contributes to the field of college health.
  2. Describe examples of "Healthy Campus” and promotion of student well-being in Japan.
  3. Compare issues of "Healthy Campus” in Japan and the U.S. and how promotion of student well-being has universal value across cultures.

Program Abstract:
In this engaging and collaborative joint session of the Japanese University Health Association and ACHA, five Japanese Professors of Health Administration will describe how Japanese university professionals are promoting health and well-being in Japan. Panel facilitators from the U.S. and Japan will compare many aspects of Healthy Campus approaches between the two countries, as well as the universal value of promoting holistic well-being across multiple cultures.