Rationale and design for the community activation for prevention study (CAPs): A randomized controlled trial of community gardening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engaging in health-promoting behaviors (e.g., healthy fruit- and vegetable-rich diet, physical activity) and living in supportive social and built environments are consistently and significantly associated with reductions in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Interventions to change diet and physical activity behaviors should aim to educate individuals, change the environments in which people live, work and recreate, improve access, availability, and affordability of healthy foods, and create safe places the facilitate active lifestyles. This trial will assess whether community gardening increases fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity, improves social support and mental health, and reduces age-associated weight gain and sedentary

SUBMITTER: Litt JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5963280 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature