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A comprehensive and well balanced discussion of social capital and the impact that health has on it an interesting read for those requiring a scholarly review. Social capital sc and health has been approached from various perspectives having more sc can be associated with better health outcomes moore kawachi 2017 villalonga olives kawachi 2015 but sc can also have negative relationships with health villalonga olives kawachi 2017. Social capital conceptualized as an individual characteristic can contribute to the field of health promotion by adding new knowledge on how social network interventions may best be designed to meet the needs of the target group. Social capital refers to bonds between individuals both in intimate relationships primary groups and in voluntary associations secondary groups that make it possible for individuals and groups to achieve a variety of goals such bonds have also been claimed to have health promoting effects