Journal Article

Hospital-Based Community Gardens as a Strategic Partner in Addressing Community Health Needs

Ethridge, Amy E., George, Daniel R.

2023

Overview

As part of community health needs assessments, US nonprofit hospitals are identifying a high prevalence of chronic diseases associated with poor diets. Institutions have responded by establishing nutrition-related initiatives such as farmers’ markets and community gardens. There is public health value in demonstrating how these partnerships can help hospitals address identified community health needs. Here we describe diverse strategies undertaken by a hospital-based community garden at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, explore implications for US hospitals, and provide implementation guidance. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(9):939–942. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307336 )

• Publisher: American Public Health Association
• Subject: Agriculture / Annual reports / Cardiovascular disease / Chronic illnesses / Community / Community gardens / Community health / Community hospitals / Community Health / Diabetes / Donations / Eating disorders / Education / Employees / Farmers / Farmers markets / Farms / Food / Gardens / Gardens & gardening / Health care / Health care facilities / Health initiatives / Health needs / Health Care Facilities/Services / Hershey, Milton Snavely / Hospitals / Hospitals, Community / Humans / Implementation / Infrastructure / Liability insurance / Loneliness / Medicine / Needs assessment / Nonprofit hospitals / Nonprofit organizations / Notes From the Field / Nutrition / Nutrition/Food / Obesity/Overweight/Underweight / Opinions, Ideas, & Practice / Organizations, Nonprofit / Other Chronic Disease / Partnerships / Prevention / Public Health / Students