National College Health Assessment (NCHA) at WWU
Impact Well-being at WWU!
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 Office of Health Promotion and Resilience administers the NCHA at WWU biennially in spring quarter, with results available the following fall quarter.
NCHA Survey Topics
The NCHA covers the following topics:
- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
- Sexual health
- Weight, nutrition, and exercise
- Mental health
- Personal safety and violence
NCHA at WWU: Spring 2026
This spring, a randomly selected sample of 4,000 Western students is invited to participate in the NCHA survey. This confidential survey takes about 20-30 minutes to complete and gathers info about student health and well-being.
Students who complete this survey before May 22, 2026 will be entered into a random drawing to win a:
- Nintendo Switch 2 with Pokopia (picture)
- Luxe Wellness Basket (picture)
- The Great Wave Lego Kit (picture)
- Bonsai Trio Lego Kit (picture)
- ENO Doublenest Hammock (picture)
How To Find the Survey
Each student invited to participate was sent an email from ncha-web@acha.org to their Western email account. You will find the link to the survey and more information about confidentiality there! This link is unique to each invited student and cannot be forwarded or shared with others.
How to Participate
Step 1: Log on to your Western email account.
Step 2: Search “NCHA” to find your invitation.
Step 3: Follow the link to complete the survey.
Step 4: Winners of the drawing will be contacted the week of May 25, so make sure to keep an eye on your email!
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: WWU National College Health Assessment (NCHA) Invitation
The invitation email was sent from NCHA on May 4, 2026.
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 May 4 and closes on May 22, 2026.
Students who complete the survey will be automatically entered into a drawing to win:
- A Nintendo Switch 2 with Pokopia
- Luxe Wellness Basket
- The Great Wave Lego Kit
- Bonsai Trio Lego Kit
- ENO Doublenest Hammock
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 Chloe.Martin@wwu.edu.
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.