The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools

Wells, Nancy M.; Meyers, Beth M.; Todd, Lauren; Henderson, Charles; Barale, Karen; Gaolach, Brad; Ferenz, Gretchen; Aitken, Martha; Tse, Caroline; Pattison, Karen Ostlie; Hendrix, Laura H.; Carson, Janet B.; Taylor, Cayla; Franz, Nancy K.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.03.022

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“…Previous studies have found a positive link between active-PEB and people's general health (Soga, Gaston, & Yamaura, 2017), connectedness to nature (Whitburn et al, 2018), physical activity (Wells, Myers, & Henderson, 2014), healthy diet (Wells et al, 2018), environmental knowledge (Lewandowski & Oberhauser, 2017) and other PEB like water and energy savings (Markle, 2013). Taken together, these findings suggest that active-PEB play a unique role in increasing people's OPA, health, and nature conservation.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Finally, policy makers could boost people's engagement on active-PEB by, for instance, increasing neighbourhood walkability (Corseuil Giehl, Hallal, Brownson, & D'Orsi, 2017) and cycling lanes (Kienteka, De Camargo, Fermino, & Reis, 2018), and improving the quality of public transportation (She et al, 2017). In turn, the promotion of land stewardship behaviours seems plausible through applied research and projects such as the ones conducted by the Institute Earthwatch (e.g., nature expeditions), tree planting (Whitburn et al, 2018), community and school gardens (Cabral et al, 2017;Wells et al, 2018Wells et al, , 2014.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Enhancing Nature Conservation and Health: Changing the Focus to Active Pro-environmental Behaviours

Rosa

Collado

2019

Psychol Stud

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Most research about the promotion of pro-environmental behaviours has focused on actions conducted at home (e.g., energy saving). While acknowledging their relevance, the effect of such behaviours on the mitigation of two of the most relevant global environmental problems (climate change and biodiversity loss) is relatively small. We present a literature review with two main objectives. First, to introduce the concept of active pro-environmental behaviours. These are a combination of outdoor physical activities and pro-environmental behaviours. The latter involve behaviours that have a minimum impact on the environment, or even have positive consequences for the environment. Active commuting and tree planting are examples of active proenvironmental behaviours. The second objective is to discuss the relevance of active pro-environmental behaviours for people's health and sustainability and, thereby, to encourage more research and efforts towards the promotion of these behaviours. We conclude by suggesting how stakeholders can promote active pro-environmental behaviours.

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confidence: 67%

Section: Positive Effects Of Land Stewardship Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing Nature Conservation and Health: Changing the Focus to Active Pro-environmental Behaviours

Rosa

Collado

2019

Psychol Stud

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“…In a previous study, as 304 students predominately Hispanic/Latino third-through fifth-grade in elementary school were randomly assigned to either the LA Sprouts group (nutrition, cooking, and gardening intervention) or control group, a number of determinants of dietary behaviors such as identification of vegetables and nutrition and gardening knowledge for LA Sprouts group has positively changed after the program [20]. Wells et al [21] reported that the gardening program with nutrition and environment education improved fruit and vegetable availability of 2768 students in grades second through fifth. In the United States, the 'Farm to School' has shown positive results such as increased participation in school meals, increased choice, preference, and intake of fruits and vegetables, while conducting various activities for promoting, procuring, providing, and educating local foods in schools [22].…”

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Garden-Based Integrated Intervention for Improving Children’s Eating Behavior for Vegetables

Kim

Park

2020

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This study was conducted to develop and verify the effects of a garden-based integrated intervention for improving children’s eating behavior for vegetables. A pre-post-test experimental design was employed. The participants were 202 elementary school students (average age: 11.6 ± 1.5 years). The garden-based integrated intervention program was conducted during regular school hours for a total of 12 weeks. The program, based on a mediator model for improving children’s eating behavior, included gardening, nutritional education, and cooking activities utilizing harvests. In order to examine effects of the program, the mediating factors related to children’s eating behavior were evaluated using pre-post questionnaires. As a result of the program, dietary self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, gardening knowledge, nutrition knowledge, vegetable preference, and vegetable consumption were significantly increased, and food neophobia was significantly decreased. In addition, there were positive correlations between most mediating factors. Thus, the garden-based integrated intervention developed in this study was effective in improving children’s eating behavior for vegetables.

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“…However, research consistently has shown that when healthier foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are available and accessible for purchase by a household and are available and accessible in the home, children have increased intake of vegetables [74][75][76][77]. A study by Wells et al (2018), found that there were carry-over effects of school gardens on vegetable availability within the home of younger children [78]. Participation in school garden programs such as TX Sprouts may have an impact beyond the school environment and may carry-over into the home environment.…”

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Impact of a School-Based Gardening, Cooking, Nutrition Intervention on Diet Intake and Quality: The TX Sprouts Randomized Controlled Trial

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School gardens have become common school-based health promotion strategies to enhance dietary behaviors in the United States. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of TX Sprouts, a one-year school-based gardening, cooking, and nutrition cluster randomized controlled trial, on students’ dietary intake and quality. Eight schools were randomly assigned to the TX Sprouts intervention and eight schools to control (i.e., delayed intervention) over three years (2016–2019). The intervention arm received: formation and training of Garden Leadership Committees; a 0.25-acre outdoor teaching garden; 18 student lessons including gardening, nutrition, and cooking activities, taught weekly in the teaching garden during school hours; and nine parent lessons, taught monthly. Dietary intake data via two 24 h dietary recalls (24 hDR) were collected on a random subsample (n = 468). Dietary quality was calculated using the Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015). The intervention group compared to control resulted in a modest increase in protein intake as a percentage of total energy (0.4% vs. −0.3%, p = 0.021) and in HEI-2015 total vegetables component scores (+4% vs. −2%, p = 0.003). When stratified by ethnicity/race, non-Hispanic children had a significant increase in HEI-2015 total vegetable scores in the intervention group compared to the control group (+4% vs. −8%, p = 0.026). Both the intervention and control groups increased added sugar intake; however, to a lesser extent within the intervention group (0.3 vs. 2.6 g/day, p = 0.050). School-based gardening, cooking, and nutrition interventions can result in significant improvements in dietary intake. Further research on ways to scale and sustain nutrition education programs in schools is warranted. The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02668744).

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The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools

Cited by 24 publications

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Enhancing Nature Conservation and Health: Changing the Focus to Active Pro-environmental Behaviours

Enhancing Nature Conservation and Health: Changing the Focus to Active Pro-environmental Behaviours

Garden-Based Integrated Intervention for Improving Children’s Eating Behavior for Vegetables

Impact of a School-Based Gardening, Cooking, Nutrition Intervention on Diet Intake and Quality: The TX Sprouts Randomized Controlled Trial

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