Implications of all the available evidence
cancer, anxiety, chronic disease
CANCER, CHRONIC DISEASE
Community gardens provide a theory-informed, non-medical, community-based, and nature-based opportunity to improve chronic disease risk factors including diet, physical activity, and stress and anxiety adults who are diverse in terms of age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Evidence indicates that garden interventions are acceptable to diverse populations across different age groups and are feasible. Community garden interventions can be considered a part of community-based strategies, including nature-based social prescribing, to reduce risk factors for cancer and chronic disease, and more broadly, address health and wellbeing.