George, DR. Kraschnewski JL. Rovniak LS. (2011). Public health potenEal of farmers markets on medical center campuses: A case study from Penn State Hershey Medical Center. American Journal of Public Health 101(12): 2226-2236.
Increase access to range of experts Provide sustainable supply of volunteers for health screenings and other programming
Collaborative research
Undertaken in 2010-2011 Goals: Learn demographics Guide refinements and translation Inform interventions that promote employee/community health
Demographic data
Customer
prole
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Cleveland Clinic
TransportaEon
to
market
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
24.5
25
25.5
26
26.5
27
15
10
50
40
20
10
Cleveland Clinic
Desired
services
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Conclusions
SimilariEes
were
found
across
markets
and
customers
Markets
may
be
an
ideal
place
to
engage
customers
in
nutriEonal
counseling
that
PCPs
may
not
address
EducaEonal
focus
on
guideline-concordant
fruit
and
vegetable
intake
would
be
appropriate
to
address
Be[er
strategies
needed
to
promote
acEve
transport
Be[er
strategies
needed
to
reach
medical
center
paEents,
families,
&
underserved
community
members
Next steps?
Community
collaboraEon
Local
Farms,
Urban
gardens
Neighborhoods,
CDCs,
faith-based
organizaEons,
housing
developments
families)
Urban
gardens
PrevenEon Produce
PrevenEon Produce
Prescription produce
Community gardens
Contact
Daniel
George:
Drg21@psu.edu
Elizabeth
Fiordalis:
ordae@ccf.org