Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
J Community Health. 2012 Aug;37(4):874-81. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9522-z.
This community-based participatory research project used popular education techniques to support and educate Hispanic farmworker families in planting and maintaining organic gardens. Measures included a pre- post gardening survey, key informant interviews and observations made at community-based gardening meetings to assess food security, safety and family relationships. Thirty-eight families enrolled in the study during the pre-garden time period, and four more families enrolled in the study during the post-garden period, for a total of 42 families enrolled in the 2009 gardening season. Of the families enrolled during the pre-gardening time period there were 163 household members. The mean age of the interviewee was 44.0, ranging from 21 to 78 years of age. The median number of occupants in a household was 4.0 (range: 2-8), Frequency of adult vegetable intake of "Several time a day" increased from 18.2 to 84.8%, (P < 0.001) and frequency of children's vegetable intake of "Several time a day" increased from 24.0 to 64.0%, (P = 0.003). Before the gardening season, the sum of the frequencies of "Sometimes" and "Frequently" worrying in the past month that food would run out before money was available to buy more was 31.2% and the sum of these frequencies dropped to 3.1% during the post garden period, (P = 0.006). The frequency of skipping meals due to lack of money was not statistically significantly different before and after the gardening season for either adults or children. Analysis of text responses and key informant interviews revealed that physical and mental health benefits were reported as well as economic and family health benefits from the gardening study, primarily because the families often worked in their gardens together. A community gardening program can reduce food insecurity, improve dietary intake and strengthen family relationships.
本社区参与式研究项目使用大众教育技术，为种植和维护有机花园提供支持和教育，对象是西班牙裔农场工人家庭。措施包括种植前和种植后园艺调查、关键知情人访谈和社区园艺会议观察，以评估粮食安全、安全和家庭关系。在种植前时期，有 38 个家庭参加了这项研究，在种植后时期又有 4 个家庭参加，共有 42 个家庭参加了 2009 年的种植季节。在种植前时期，有 163 名家庭成员参加了研究。受访者的平均年龄为 44.0 岁，年龄范围为 21 至 78 岁。每户家庭的平均居住人数为 4.0（范围：2-8）。成年人“一天几次”吃蔬菜的频率从 18.2%增加到 84.8%（P<0.001），儿童“一天几次”吃蔬菜的频率从 24.0%增加到 64.0%（P=0.003）。在种植季节之前，过去一个月中，“经常”和“有时”担心钱花完而食物不够的频率总和为 31.2%，而在种植季后，这一频率总和下降到 3.1%（P=0.006）。由于缺乏资金而不吃饭的频率在种植前后对成人和儿童来说都没有统计学上的显著差异。对文本回复和关键知情人访谈的分析表明，家庭园艺研究报告了身心健康方面的好处，以及经济和家庭健康方面的好处，主要是因为这些家庭经常一起在花园里工作。社区园艺计划可以减少粮食不安全，改善饮食摄入，加强家庭关系。
