Public Health Potential of Farmers’ Markets on Medical Center Campuses

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11028792
AutoresDaniel 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.)
Año2011
Volumen101
Número12
Páginas2226-2232
Fecha de publicación2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300197
PMID22021298
PMCIDPMC3222449
OpenAlexW2169269007
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas11

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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