The Influence of Social Involvement, Neighborhood Aesthetics, and Community Garden Participation on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

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dc.contributor.authorLitt, J. S.
dc.contributor.authorSoobader, M.-J.
dc.contributor.authorTurbin, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorHale, J. W.
dc.contributor.authorBuchenau, M.
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, J. A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We considered the relationship between an urban adult population's fruit and vegetable consumption and several selected social and psychological processes, beneficial aesthetic experiences, and garden participation. Methods. We conducted a population-based survey representing 436 residents across 58 block groups in Denver, Colorado, from 2006 to 2007. We used multilevel statistical models to evaluate the survey data. Results. Neighborhood aesthetics, social involvement, and community garden participation were significantly associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Community gardeners consumed fruits and vegetables 5.7 times per day, compared with home gardeners (4.6 times per day) and nongardeners (3.9 times per day). Moreover, 56% of community gardeners met national recommendations to consume fruits and vegetables at least 5 times per day, compared with 37% of home gardeners and 25% of nongardeners. Conclusions. Our study results shed light on neighborhood processes that affect food-related behaviors and provides insights about the potential of community gardens to affect these behaviors. The qualities intrinsic to community gardens make them a unique intervention that can narrow the divide between people and the places where food is grown and increase local opportunities to eat better. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 16, 2011: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300111).
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2010.300111
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/4ypk-9k2c
dc.identifier.citationLitt, J. S. and Soobader, M.-J. and Turbin, M. S. and Hale, J. W. and Buchenau, M. and Marshall, J. A. (2011) The Influence of Social Involvement, Neighborhood Aesthetics, and Community Garden Participation on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. American Journal of Public Health.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2610
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23281
dc.subjectAccess To Healthy Foods
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectNeighborhood aesthetics
dc.subjectsocial involvement
dc.subjectcommunity garden participation
dc.subjectcommunity gardens
dc.titleThe Influence of Social Involvement, Neighborhood Aesthetics, and Community Garden Participation on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
dc.typeArticle

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