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September 2003, Vol 93, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1435-1438
© 2003 American Public Health Association

FIELD ACTION REPORT

Community Gardens: Lessons Learned From California Healthy Cities and Communities

Joan Twiss, MA, Joy Dickinson, BS, CHES, Shirley Duma, MA, Tanya Kleinman, BA, Heather Paulsen, MS and Liz Rilveria, MPA

The authors are with the Center for Civic Partnerships, Sacramento, Calif.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Joan M. Twiss, Center for Civic Partnerships, 1851 Heritage La, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95815 (e-mail: jtwiss{at}civicpartnerships.org).

Community gardens enhance nutrition and physical activity and promote the role of public health in improving quality of life. Opportunities to organize around other issues and build social capital also emerge through community gardens.

California Healthy Cities and Communities (CHCC) promotes an inclusionary and systems approach to improving community health. CHCC has funded community-based nutrition and physical activity programs in several cities. Successful community gardens were developed by many cities incorporating local leadership and resources, volunteers and community partners, and skills-building opportunities for participants.

Through community garden initiatives, cities have enacted policies for interim land and complimentary water use, improved access to produce, elevated public consciousness about public health, created culturally appropriate educational and training materials, and strengthened community building skills.




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