Growing a Healing Garden: Community engaged research with pediatric patients and their families at McMaster Children’s Hospital
Dr. Angie Woodbury, PGY2
Supervisor: Dr. Julia Frei
The CPS Advocacy group and McMaster Childrens hospital is in the process of creating a community garden space at McMaster Childrens Hospital.
The purpose of my research project is to connect with stakeholders of this project through surveys and semi-structured interviews. I want to perform a needs assessment to determine the community’s needs for this garden, before construction begins. My aim is to have community input at every stage of the project from design, to building, to implementation.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the need for green space at Mac and the benefits of nature time on hospitalized patients.
- Identify various stakeholders in this community garden project including family members, patients, staff, allied health and community.
- Invoke an EDI focused lens to evaluate the needs of the garden and future directions.
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