Advancing family health through the Garden of Eatin': On-site food gardens in early childhood education

C. Chaufan, J. Yeh and B. Sigal

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 4, 625-628

Abstract: Nutritional practices develop over the life course. Developing healthy habits at an early age can contribute to combating increasing child obesity rates. Through a range of activities that rely on the presence of an on-site food garden, North Bay Children's Center (NBCC), an early childhood education program, has enacted a "culture of health" into all aspects of the curriculum to promote healthy eating practices among children, families, teachers and staff. NBCC's garden program serves as a model in early childhood education and as a community-based intervention to improve family health and prevent child obesity. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: adult; attitude to health; diet; family health; female; gardening; health promotion; human; male; middle aged; organization and management; Pediatric Obesity; socioeconomics, Adult; Diet; Family Health; Female; Gardening; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pediatric Obesity; Socioeconomic Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302422

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