NCHA 2026
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Check your Florida Atlantic email now to access the survey invitation!
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What is the NCHA?
Florida Atlantic students participate in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) every two years. The NCHA is a nationally recognized research survey that is sponsored and distributed by the American College Health Association (ACHA). This survey enables universities to assess a wide range of health-related topics, collect data on their students’ health habits, behaviors, and perceptions, and offer programs and services to support health-promoting behaviors and address health concerns.
Survey topics include:
- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
- Sexual health
- Weight, nutrition, and exercise
- Mental health
- Personal safety and violence
- Health conditions
How can I get involved?
All Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵstudents will receive the National College Health Assessment! Students should expect to receive this survey via email from the American College Health Association in February 2026.
The NCHA-Web is completed online via the Internet. We encourage you to complete the survey in one sitting, which typically takes about 20-30 minutes.
Receive a Florida Atlantic Decal!
The first 5,000 students who complete the survey are eligible for a vinyl Florida Atlantic decal. Those students will receive instructions in their Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵemail to pick up their decal after submitting the completed survey.ÌýÌý
How is this information used?
Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵparticipates in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) sponsored and distributed by the American College Health Association (ACHA). The ACHA-NCHA is a survey designed to assess student health behaviors in order to provide better services and support for Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵstudents across all campuses. Your participation will assist in providing accurate information regarding health and wellness behaviors on our campus. This information will be used to develop and enhance wellness programs and services at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵbased upon the responses and perceived severity of need in specific topic areas.
Privacy:
Your participation is completely voluntary and confidential. To ensure confidentiality, e-mail addresses are destroyed by ACHA before data are compiled and shared with FAU. The raw data file that is shared with Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵwill not contain any unique identifiers. If you feel that answering specific demographic questions might reveal your identity, you may leave them blank. You may answer only some questions, or you may choose not to participate in the survey at all. Any reports or publications based on this research will use only group data and will not identify you or any individual as being affiliated with this project.
Note: ÌýThere may be some personal discomfort with the content of certain questions. For example, there are questions regarding illegal substance use, interpersonal violence, and sexual behavior. If you are ever upset by any of the questions within the survey, please contact Counseling & Psychological Services at 561.297.2277.
Questions:
Please contact Owls Care Health Promotion atÌý wellness@fau.edu ÌýÌýwith any questions related to the NCHA survey.