Stimulated by the finding (Kawachi et al., 1997) that social capital in communities may mediate the relationship between income inequality and health status, this article describes relationships between individual-level elements of social capital -trust, commitment and identity in the...

An exploration of the relationship between social capital in districts and effective political governance by District Health Boards (DHBs) in Sasakatchewan, Canada, was conducted. A model was proposed that identified components of social capital such as trust, commitment and identity,...

Results from a survey (n=534) of randomly selected citizens, 18 and older, in eight health districts in Saskatchewan, Canada are presented. Relationships among several social capital concepts were explored -- in particular the social-psychological constructs of trust, commitment and identity and...