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. 2016 Apr 21;3:348–352. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.04.005

Table 1.

Grouping of major and minor themes that arose from the literature.

Major theme Minor theme Reference
Nutritional Health Environment
Healthy body weights Fruit and vegetable consumption Alaimo et al., 2008, Hanbazaza et al., 2015, Litt et al., 2011
The influence of social networks Zick et al., 2013
Physical activity Nature contact Maller et al., 2006
Regular movement Park et al., 2014
Food security Economic benefits Litt et al., 2011, Wang et al., 2014
Shortened supply chains Wang et al., 2014



Social Health Environment
Ownership and pride Crime reduction Art McCabe, 2014
Decreased stress Art McCabe, 2014
Urban beautification Civic engagement Saldivar-Tanaka and Krasny, 2004
Political activism Litt et al., 2011
Community cohesion Cultural identity Graham and Connell, 2006, Li et al., 2010
Shared goals and experiences Buckingham, 2005