DeArmond M M
University of Arizona in Tucson, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 1995 May;43(6):258-61. doi: 10.1080/07448481.1995.9940900.
The field of college health, now in a period of unprecedented change, is at a major turning point in its development. Each of three surrounding environments--higher education, healthcare, and American society at large--are seen to be exerting considerable influence on college health services and programs. The author reviews developments in these three environments to point out some of the adaptations and adjustments that college health programs must make if they are to survive. Drawing on the tradition of college health, he identifies five features that represent strengths of college health programs, strengths that are particularly relevant to the challenges the field now faces. The author concludes by noting that college health programs and services not only can survive into the next century but can actually progress if they exploit these strengths while attending to the imperatives of local circumstances.
大学健康领域目前正处于前所未有的变革时期，正处于其发展的一个重大转折点。周围的三个环境——高等教育、医疗保健以及整个美国社会——都被认为对大学健康服务和项目施加着相当大的影响。作者回顾了这三个环境中的发展情况，以指出大学健康项目若要生存就必须做出的一些适应和调整。借鉴大学健康的传统，他确定了五个代表大学健康项目优势的特征，这些优势与该领域目前面临的挑战特别相关。作者最后指出，如果大学健康项目和服务在关注当地实际情况的同时利用这些优势，它们不仅能够在下个世纪生存下来，而且实际上还能够取得进展。
