Be a part of the Beyond Backpacks Pilot for On-line Travel Health Training

The American College Health Foundation (ACHF), with beneficiant assist from Valneva, is now enrolling campuses in its Beyond Backpacks: A Guide to Healthy Travel pilot program—a free, on-line, and self-paced instructional initiative crafted particularly for school college students getting ready for secure journey. The program launched in July 2025 and runs by means of the 2025–26 tutorial 12 months.

Beyond Backpacks is designed as a compact, 1–2 hour course that includes participating quick movies, interactive actions, and evaluation questions. It provides steering on key journey well being subjects, together with:

• Mental well being issues
• Packing well being necessities
• Travel vaccinations and medical health insurance
• Emergency communication planning and id care
• Food, water, and bite-avoidance precautions
• Ethical journey, returning traveler steering, and normal well being suggestions

One of this system’s strengths is its flexibility: campuses can combine Beyond Backpacks instantly into studying administration methods like Canvas or Brightspace, or present entry externally—both method, establishments can simply observe pupil progress and comprehension.

This program is especially well-suited for campuses with out devoted journey well being companies, although these with established assets might also profit from its supplemental, youth-tailored strategy.

To specific your curiosity or study extra about collaborating, please full the curiosity type. For extra questions, contact ACHA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Robyn Buchsbaum, at rbuchsbaum@acha.org.

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Why This Matters for Your Campus

• Proactive pupil preparation: Ensure college students are well-equipped to journey health-wisely, from managing packing and vaccination to navigating emergencies and moral suggestions.
• Seamless supply: Easily distributed by means of present LMS platforms or used externally as a bolster to your well being schooling efforts.
• Free and well-researched: Backed by funding from Valneva and centered on youthful vacationers, this initiative is each accessible and linked to confirmed instructional methods.
• Timing is tight: With the pilot beginning in July 2025 and working by means of the 2025–26 tutorial 12 months, now could be the perfect second to enroll and combine this useful resource into your fall or spring orientation and journey prep choices.