Feasibility of an experiential community garden and nutrition programme for youth living in public housing

Public Health Nutrition

Jennie L Hill¹  Felicia Reese¹  Lorien MacAuley¹  Karissa Grier¹  Jamie Zoellner¹  Constance Covington¹  Franchennette Bennette¹ 

关键词: Gardening;    Feasibility studies;    Community-based participatory research;    Health status disparities;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015000087

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveFew published community garden studies have focused on low socio-economic youth living in public housing or used a community-based participatory research approach in conjunction with youth-focused community garden programmes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility (i.e. demand, acceptability, implementation and limited-effectiveness testing) of a 10-week experiential theory-based gardening and nutrition education programme targeting youth living in public housing.DesignIn this mixed-methods feasibility study, demand and acceptability were measured using a combination of pre- and post-programme surveys and interviews. Implementation was measured via field notes and attendance. Limited-effectiveness was measured quantitatively using a pre–post design and repeated-measures ANOVA tests.SettingTwo public housing sites in the Dan River Region of south central Virginia, USA.SubjectsForty-three youth (primarily African American), twenty-five parents and two site leaders.ResultsThe positive demand and acceptability findings indicate the high potential of the programme to be used and be suitable for the youth, parents and site leaders. Field notes revealed numerous implementation facilitators and barriers. Youth weekly attendance averaged 4·6 of 10 sessions. Significant improvements (P

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