Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2011;59(6):493-501. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2011.562578.
Over the past 70 years a legend has evolved that the first college health program in the United States was established at Amherst College in 1861. Although the program at Amherst was innovative in its day and served as a model for the field of college health, several other institutions prior to 1860 appropriated funds, hired staff, and established on-campus programs to improve the health of their students. The military academies led the way, and the first of these early programs to become operational was located at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1830.
在过去的 70 年中，一个传说逐渐形成，即美国的第一个大学健康计划于 1861 年在阿默斯特学院建立。尽管阿默斯特学院的项目在当时具有创新性，并为大学健康领域树立了典范，但在 1860 年之前，还有其他几所机构拨款、聘请员工，并建立校内项目来改善学生的健康状况。军事学院走在了前列，这些早期项目中最早投入运营的是位于纽约西点的美国军事学院，时间是 1830 年。
