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The Community Garden Health Block

Description

The goals of this community-based clinical trial are to examine the association between community garden participation and 1) fruit and vegetable intake (primary outcome) and 2) access to healthy food (secondary outcome) among adults aged 18-95 living in low resource and African American communities. Gardens will be randomized to the intervention (n=4 gardens) or control group (delayed intervention, n=3 gardens). Participants will be assigned to one of seven community gardens to receive an 8-week intervention. During the intervention, participants will be asked to volunteer in the garden, participate in garden social activities, participate in healthy cooking demonstrations and educational sessions. Participants will receive educational materials as well. To assess the effects of the intervention, participants will receive a baseline, 8-week, and 6-month survey. Outcome measures will be compared between the intervention and control groups.

Conditions

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
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Study Details

Study overview

The goals of this community-based clinical trial are to examine the association between community garden participation and 1) fruit and vegetable intake (primary outcome) and 2) access to healthy food (secondary outcome) among adults aged 18-95 living in low resource and African American communities. Gardens will be randomized to the intervention (n=4 gardens) or control group (delayed intervention, n=3 gardens). Participants will be assigned to one of seven community gardens to receive an 8-week intervention. During the intervention, participants will be asked to volunteer in the garden, participate in garden social activities, participate in healthy cooking demonstrations and educational sessions. Participants will receive educational materials as well. To assess the effects of the intervention, participants will receive a baseline, 8-week, and 6-month survey. Outcome measures will be compared between the intervention and control groups.

The Community Garden Health Block

The Community Garden Health Block

Condition
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Little Rock

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Arkansas resident aged 18-95;
  • 2. live in community within 1 mile radius of a participating garden;
  • 3. speak English;
  • 4. willingness to participate in the garden as a volunteer during the study intervention period;
  • 5. not previously participated in the garden as a volunteer in past 6 months;
  • 6. scores as food insecure on 1 of any of the food security measures (i.e. food did not last, could not eat balanced meal, cut the size or skip meals and frequency at which this happens, eat less than you think you should, were hungry but did not eat);
  • 7. written informed consent;
  • 8. working phone, home address, and email;
  • * Does not live within 1 mile radius of a participating garden.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 95 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Arkansas,

Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UAMS

Study Record Dates

2028-03-01