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31	Growing Health: Community Gardens And Their Effects On Diet, Physical And Mental Health And Community Hanson, Brittany Minnick 01 January 2012 (has links) Recently, research on community gardens and their benefits to health and community has become very popular. However, this influx of research has failed to investigate challenges to successful community gardening. Some articles examine issues between community gardeners and the land owners, but other than these conflicts community garden challenges, like lack of participation and quality leadership, have not been discussed in the literature (Draper and Freedman, 2010). To allow future gardens to be as successful as possible it is important to identify potential obstacles. Additionally, it is just as important to continue to examine possible benefits, for example, physical activity and health benefits of community gardening and the breadth of community issues possibly addressed by community gardeners. Continuing to research on community will allow for more successful gardens and encourage funding for these programs. This study examines how food insecurity, health and community cohesion issues can be affected by community gardens in Central Florida. It also investigates challenges community gardens often face. To do this I conducted structured interviews with community gardeners and semi-structured interviews with community garden leaders at several gardens throughout Orange County, Florida. The results show that community gardens have several benefits including increased consumption of fresh produce, improved physical activity, mental health and community cohesion. However, gardens are not without difficulties. About a third of the gardeners and the majority of the leaders said that lack of participation was a challenge they faced. Community garden garden gardening health physical health physical activity mental health community community cohesion diet fresh foods food insecurity food desert central florida orange county Sociology
32	Assessing Healthy Food Access for Low-Income Households Shopping at a Farmers Market in Rural Athens County, Ohio Bilecki, Jessica E. 11 September 2012 (has links) No description available. Environmental Studies Nutrition food desert food security social capital sustainable food systems farmers market Appalachia fruit and vegetable intake perceived health SNAP
33	Impact of Whole Food and Supplementation on Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature French, Russell W. 25 May 2022 (has links) No description available. Health Mental Health Psychobiology Psychology Nutrition nutrition nutritional supplements systematic literature review mental health whole foods repairing neurotransmitters major depression generalized anxiety disorder bipolar disorder schizophrenia food desert eating disorders racial and ethnic groups diversity inclusion inequality gaps in research
34	Socio-spatial Constructs of the Local Retail Food Environment: A Case Study of Holyoke, Massachusetts Ramsey, Walter F. 01 January 2010 (has links) (PDF) This mixed-methods study addresses the relationship between the availability of food and realized food access by studying the retail food landscape of Holyoke, Massachusetts – a small, socio-economically diverse city. While a large body of empirical research finds that low-income communities and communities of color are especially likely to lack adequate access to healthy foods and experience increased vulnerability to food insecurity, few studies explore urban food environments through a mixed-methods case study approach. Through the use of food store mapping, store audits, and resident interviews, this research is a nascent attempt to articulate how the unique development histories and cultural politics of urban neighborhoods affect food access. The analysis finds that local food environments in Holyoke vary by social and spatial context. The study further considers how health and stability of a community is affected by the distribution and variety of food retail stores. In particular the study articulates the constructs of race and class in the food environment via the spatial mismatch of preferred food stores, mobility challenges, and the role of small urban food stores in the context of Holyoke’s foodscape. Implications for local food security policy are discussed. food security social justice food desert local food environment urban planning Geographic Information Sciences Health Policy Human Geography Urban, Community and Regional Planning Urban Studies Urban Studies and Planning
35	Food Insecurity from the Providers' Perspective Schwab, Lauren M. 09 May 2013 (has links) No description available. Welfare Social Work Public Policy Public Health Public Health Education Psychology Political Science Health Families and Family Life Economic History Economics Developmental Psychology Agriculture food insecurity food bank food pantry nutrition food policy food agriculture food access poverty food desert hunger food justice food assistance

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