Public Health Potential of Farmers’ Markets on Medical Center Campuses

A Case Study From Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Bibliographic Data

ID11028792
AuthorsDaniel R George (0000-0002-7789-9574, Daniel R. George is with the Department of Humanities, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey. Jennifer L. Kraschnewski and Liza S. Rovniak are with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey.), Jennifer L Kraschnewski (0000-0003-0998-1346, Daniel R. George is with the Department of Humanities, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey. Jennifer L. Kraschnewski and Liza S. Rovniak are with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey.), Liza S Rovniak (0000-0001-9211-8783, Daniel R. George is with the Department of Humanities, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey. Jennifer L. Kraschnewski and Liza S. Rovniak are with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey.)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue12
Pages2226-2232
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300197
PMID22021298
PMCIDPMC3222449
OpenAlexW2169269007
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited11

There are currently 7175 farmers’ markets in the United States, and these organizations are increasingly viewed as one facet of the solution to national health problems. There has been a recent trend toward establishing markets on medical center campuses, and such partnerships can augment a medical center's ability to serve community health. However, to our knowledge no studies have described the emergence of a market at a medical center, the barriers and challenges such an initiative has faced, or the nature of programming it may foster. We provide a qualitative description of the process of starting a seasonal, once-a-week, producers-only market at the Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, and we call for greater public health attention to these emerging community spaces

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