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Amplifying Health Through Community Gardens: A Framework for Advancing Multicomponent, Behaviorally Based
Katherine Alaimo1, Alyssa W Beavers1, Caroline Crawford2
1Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, G. Malcolm Trout Building, Room 208C, 469 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Current Environmental Health Reports
|July 6, 2016
Summary
Community gardens boost emotional, social, and health well-being. Participation enhances physical activity, diet, and mental health, offering a framework for public health interventions.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Environmental Psychology
- Community Health
Background:
- Community gardens are increasingly recognized for their potential health benefits.
- Existing research links garden participation to various health behaviors and outcomes.
- A comprehensive framework is needed to understand these complex relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a framework for understanding the multifaceted impacts of community garden participation on health.
- To synthesize empirical research on community gardens and their association with health behaviors and outcomes.
- To identify key mechanisms through which community gardens influence population health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and synthesis of existing empirical research.
- Application of a multitheoretical lens to analyze the associations.
- Identification of individual, social, emotional, and environmental processes involved.
Main Results:
- Community garden participation is linked to improved diet and physical activity.
- Gardens positively impact self-rated health, obesity rates, and mental health.
- Environmental and social factors within gardens contribute to health assets.
Conclusions:
- Community gardens offer a valuable model for promoting health and well-being.
- Understanding the mechanisms of impact can inform the design of health interventions.
- Gardening participation fosters positive health behaviors and multifactorial health assets.
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