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      GROWING A BACKYARD GARDEN FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING: A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING BROCHURE

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      Date
      2021-09-22
      Author
      Myles, Connie M
      ORCID
      0000-0002-1586-2610
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      A backyard garden may be an option for families concerned about healthy eating, food sensitivities, and food security. Despite this, backyard gardening is not a topic that nurse researchers have studied and there are few health promotion resources to support urban agriculture. The purpose of this project was to develop a brochure for novice gardeners on how to establish an urban backyard garden to meet their dietary needs. Specific objectives for this project were to identify and summarize professional and lay literatures on urban, backyard gardening in climate Zone 5b (Peterborough, Ontario) and to create a multimedia-friendly brochure for novice gardeners. This thesis consists of a literature review on gardening, nutrition, and the use of brochures as a knowledge translation tool. The Canadian Index for Wellbeing (CIW) and Lewin’s Three-Step Model for Change provided the conceptual framework for project. The methods chapter describes how the information was gathered and analyzed, and the findings chapter summarizes information to guide and support a family in growing their food. The final chapter includes a discussion on food security and household food self-sufficiency and their relationship to health, and the implications for nursing practice, nursing, education, and nursing research.
      Degree
      Master of Nursing (M.N.)
      Department
      Nursing
      Program
      Nursing
      Supervisor
      Martin, Wanda
      Committee
      Lasiuk, Gerri; Holtslander, Lorraine; Jakubec, Sonya L
      Copyright Date
      August 2021
      URI
      https://hdl.handle.net/10388/13594
      Subject
      gardening
      community gardening
      nursing
      public health
      food security
      wellness
      food sovereignty
      food self-sufficiency
      brochure
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