Social capital and physical health: An updated review of the literature for 2007–2018

J Rodgers, AV Valuev, Y Hswen… - Social science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Social capital is frequently indicated as a determinant of population health. Despite
an increase in the frequency of public health studies including such measures, our …

Neighbourhood social capital and obesity: a systematic review of the literature

E Carrillo‐Álvarez, I Kawachi… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Social capital, defined as the resources accessed by individuals and groups through social
connections, has been posited to be a social determinant of obesity. However, empirical …

Unpacking social capital

ABSTRACT Nicola Mastrorocco University of Bologna Department of Economics Piazza
Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna Italy nicola. mastrorocco@ unibo. it We use novel and unique …

Exploring equity in primary-care-based physical activity interventions using PROGRESS-Plus: a systematic review and evidence synthesis

S Attwood, E Van Sluijs, S Sutton - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2016 - Springer
Background Little is known about equity effects in primary care based physical activity
interventions. This review explored whether differences in intervention effects are evident …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of measuring social cohesion in public health research: a systematic review and ecometric meta-analysis

M Oberndorfer, TE Dorner, AH Leyland, I Grabovac… - SSM-Population …, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between social cohesion and health has been studied for decades. Yet,
due to the contextual nature of this concept, measuring social cohesion remains …

The relationship between social capital and self-rated health: a multilevel analysis based on a poverty alleviation program in the Philippines

N Hung, LL Lau - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Poor health is both a cause and consequence of poverty, and there is a
growing body of evidence suggesting that social capital is an important factor for improving …

Contextual correlates of happiness in European adults

EAC Hart, J Lakerveld, M McKee, JM Oppert, H Rutter… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We aimed to examine the associations of both objectively assessed and
perceived physical and social neighborhood characteristics with happiness in European …

Assessing the aggregated environmental benefits from by-product and utility synergies in the Swedish biofuel industry

M Martin, E Wetterlund, R Hackl, KM Holmgren, P Peck - Biofuels, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The production of biofuels in Sweden has increased significantly in the past years in order to
reduce fossil fuel dependence and mitigate climate impacts. Nonetheless, current …

Helpfulness, trust, and safety of neighborhoods: Social capital, household income, and self-reported health of older adults

CL Cain, SP Wallace, NA Ponce - The Gerontologist, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Growing literature documents that where you live has
an impact on your health, due in part to social capital. Building on social capital literature, we …

Social capital and health in Kenya: A multilevel analysis

J Musalia - Social Science & Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the acknowledgment that social capital is an important predictor of good health and
overall well being in wealthy countries, little empirical research has been conducted in …