social capital
Social Capital
Social capital is the value generated by various forms of civic engagement, trust, norms of reciprocity, networks, associations and information sharing within a community.
Family and friends are the most basic forms of social capital. Then there are the more organized examples, from youth sports clubs, neighbourhood associations to service groups and government representatives.
Healthy Community Factsheets
Explanations of common (and sometimes misunderstood) terms used in Healthy Communities literature with links to further resources.
Social Capital
Resilient Communities
Social Marketing
Community Capacity Building
Healthy Community Indicators
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