Evaluating the Feasibility of a Gardening and Nutrition Intervention with a Matched Contact-Control Physical Activity Intervention Targeting Youth

Authors

Ramine Alexander, Virginia TechFollow
Jennie Hill, Virginia TechFollow
Karissa Grier, Virginia TechFollow
Lorien MacAuley, Virginia TechFollow
Alisa McKenzie, Virginia TechFollow
Tadashi Totten, Virginia TechFollow
Kathleen Porter, Virginia TechFollow
Jamie M. Zoellner, Virginia TechFollow

Volume

54

Issue

5

DOI

10.34068/joe.54.05.19

Abstract

The study reported here involved Cooperative Extension as a key research partner and was guided by a community-based participatory research approach and a feasibility study framework. The research objective was to assess four indicators of feasibility (i.e., acceptability, demand, implementation, and limited-effectiveness) of a gardening and nutrition program delivered at three youth community sites as compared to a matched contact-control physical activity intervention delivered at three different youth community sites. Conducted in a medically underserved region, the mixed-methods, quasi-experimental study revealed numerous opportunities for and barriers to increasing youths' willingness to try fruits and vegetables and increasing physical activity among youths.

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Recommended Citation

Alexander, R., Hill, J., Grier, K., MacAuley, L., McKenzie, A., Totten, T., Porter, K., & Zoellner, J. M. (2016). Evaluating the Feasibility of a Gardening and Nutrition Intervention with a Matched Contact-Control Physical Activity Intervention Targeting Youth. The Journal of Extension, 54(5), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.05.19