School Garden Prevalence before and after the Implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

Autor/inn/en	Reyes, Naomi; Ganderats-Fuentes, Montserrat; Acciai, Francesco; Eliason, Jessica; Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam
Titel	School Garden Prevalence before and after the Implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 9, S.907-915 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ganderats-Fuentes, Montserrat)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13197
Schlagwörter	Gardening; Incidence; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Child Health; Federal Legislation; Nutrition; Health Promotion; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; Low Income Students; Sustainability; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gartenarbeit; Vorkommen; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Bundesrecht; Ernährung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Nachhaltigkeit
Abstract	Background: The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 supported implementation of school gardens for promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. We examined school garden prevalence over time by school-level factors during the period before and after the implementation of HHFKA. Methods: Using data from the New Jersey Child Health Study, conducted in 4 low-income New Jersey cities, prevalence of school gardens among K-12 schools (n = 148) was assessed between school year 2010-2011 and 2017-2018. Multivariable analysis estimated changes in garden prevalence over time adjusting for school-level factors. Results: Overall, the sample included 97 elementary and 51 middle/high schools. Multivariable logistic regression showed that compared to 2010-2011 (19%) a higher proportion of schools reported having a garden in 2013-2014 (32%, p = 0.025). Over the entire study period, schools with majority Hispanic student enrollment had approximately half the odds of having a garden compared to schools with majority Black students (p = 0.036). Conclusion: School garden prevalence increased in the year immediately following the implementation of the HHFKA but this increase was not sustained over time. Future research should investigate the reasons for this decline and potential disparities by race/ethnicity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01