A growing opportunity: Community gardens affiliated with US hospitals and academic health centers

A growing opportunity: Community gardens affiliated with US hospitals and academic health centers

Background: Community gardens can reduce public health disparities through promoting physical activity and healthy eating, growing food for underserved populations, and accelerating healing from injury or disease. Despite their potential to contribute to comprehensive patient care, no prior studies...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. George, Liza S. Rovniak, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Ryan Hanson, Christopher N. Sciamanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Community gardens
Academic health centers
Hospitals
Obesity
Affordable Care Act
Population health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335514000242

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