Assessing Readiness for Establishing a Farmers’ Market at a Community Health Center
Farmers’ markets are community health promotion interventions that increase access to fresh fruits
and vegetables. As farmers’ markets continue to develop, it is important to strategically locate
them in settings that are accessible to populations disparately affected by health disparities. One
potential setting is a community health center. The goal of this analysis is to extend existing
research on community readiness to identify indicators of preparedness among community health
centers for establishing onsite farmers’ markets.
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and vegetables. As farmers’ markets continue to develop, it is important to strategically locate
them in settings that are accessible to populations disparately affected by health disparities. One
potential setting is a community health center. The goal of this analysis is to extend existing
research on community readiness to identify indicators of preparedness among community health
centers for establishing onsite farmers’ markets.