Assessing Readiness for Establishing a Farmers’ Market at a Community Health Center

Freedman, Darcy A.; Whiteside, Y. Omar; Brandt, Heather M.; Young, Vicki; Friedman, Daniela B.; Hébert, James R.

doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9419-x

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Assessing Readiness for Establishing a Farmers’ Market at a Community Health Center

Published Date:

Feb 2012

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-011-9419-x New Site Icon

Source:

J Community Health. 2011; 37(1):80-88.

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Freedman, Darcy A. ; Whiteside, Y. Omar ; Brandt, Heather M. ; Young, Vicki ; Friedman, Daniela B. ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

21643822

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC3208118

Description:

Farmers' markets are community health promotion interventions that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables. As farmers' markets continue to develop, it is important to strategically locate them in settings that are accessible to populations disparately affected by health disparities. One potential setting is a community health center. The goal of this analysis is to extend existing research on community readiness to identify indicators of preparedness among community health centers for establishing onsite farmers' markets. The sampling frame for the readiness assessment included all community health centers in South Carolina (N = 20) representing 163 practice sites. Data collection included two brief online surveys, in-depth key informant interviews, and secondary analysis of contextual data. Five themes related to readiness for establishing a farmers market at a community health center were identified: capacity, social capital, awareness of health problems and solutions, logistical factors, and sustainability. Findings from this study provide guidance to researchers and community health center staff as they explore the development of environmental interventions focused on reducing diet-related health conditions by improving access to healthy foods.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

3U48DP001936/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
K05 CA136975/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
K05 CA136975-03/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States

Place as Subject:

South Carolina

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