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

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. Journal of Extension, 54(5), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.05.19