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Advancing Social Capital Interventions from a Network and Population Health Perspective

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Social capital theory has yet to be fully translated into health promotion and population health intervention research. What is a social capital intervention? The following chapter takes a network approach to social capital to define a social capital intervention, and a series of models and guiding principles for conceptualizing social capital interventions. Rather than thinking about social capital interventions as being characterized by certain common activities or strategies, we propose that such interventions be guided by theoretical and methodological principles. These principles highlight the role that social capital can play in addressing population health and health equity issues.

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  1. Queen’s University, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L 7N9

    Spencer Moore Ph.D., M.P.H. & Janette Leroux M.Sc.

  2. Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, 517 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2W 1S4

    Jon Salsberg M.A.

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    Ichiro Kawachi

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    Soshi Takao

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Moore, S., Salsberg, J., Leroux, J. (2013). Advancing Social Capital Interventions from a Network and Population Health Perspective. In: Kawachi, I., Takao, S., Subramanian, S. (eds) Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7464-7_8

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