The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

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Wells, Nancy M.¹  Meyers, Beth M.¹  Todd, Lauren E.¹  Henderson, Charles R., Jr.²  Barale, Karen³  Gaolach, Brad⁴  Ferenz, Gretchen⁵  Aitken, Martha³  Tse, Caroline C.⁵  Pattison, Karen Ostlie⁶  Hendrix, Laura⁷  Carson, Janet B.⁷  Taylor, Cayla⁸  Franz, Nancy K.⁹ 

[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Design & Environm Anal, Coll Human Ecol, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

[2] Cornell Univ, Dept Human Dev, Coll Human Ecol, Ithaca, NY USA

[3] Washington State Univ Extens, Tacoma, WA USA

[4] Washington State Univ Extens, Seattle, WA USA

[5] Cornell Univ Cooperat Extens, New York, NY USA

[6] Iowa State Univ Extens & Outreach, 4-H Youth Dev, Osceola, IA USA

[7] Univ Arkansas, Cooperat Extens Serv, Little Rock, AR 72204 USA

[8] Iowa State Univ, Iowa Youth Dev Program 4H, Ames, IA USA

[9] Iowa State Univ, Sch Educ, Ames, IA USA

关键词: Gardens;    Schools;    Child;    Environment;    Housing;    Vegetables;    Fruit;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.03.022

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This group-randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a school garden intervention on availability of fruits and vegetables (FV) in elementary school children's homes. Within each region, low income U.S. schools in Arkansas, Iowa, New York, and Washington State were randomly assigned to intervention group (n = 24) or waitlist control group (n = 22). Children were in grades 2, 4, and 5 at baseline (n = 2768). The garden intervention consisted of both raised-bed garden kits and a series of grade-appropriate lessons. FV availability at home was measured with a modified version of the GEMS FJV Availability Questionnaire. The instrument was administered at baseline (Fall 2011) and throughout the intervention (Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013). Analyses were completed using general linear mixed models. The garden intervention led to an overall increase in availability of low-fat vegetables at home. Among younger children (2nd grade at baseline), the garden intervention led to greater home availability of vegetables, especially, low-fat vegetables. Moreover, for the younger group, garden intervention fidelity (GIF) or robustness predicted home availability of fruit, vegetables, and low-fat vegetables. School gardens have potential to affect FV availability in the home environment.

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