Social Capital, Health and Wellbeing planning and evaluation toolkit available
The social capital toolkit (to download, click here) has been developed by the Edinburgh Health Inequalities Standing Group through its task group on social capital. For organisations whose work increases social capital, the toolkit will give a way of measuring what they already do. For others, it will provide a framework to plan and evaluate new social capital activities. It will be useful, therefore, for managers, management committee members and funders to:
- measure the impact of existing work on social capital, health and wellbeing
- clarify health and social capital outcomes
- develop ideas to increase social capital
- plan or commission new work.
The Standing Group have been working with the Meeting the Shared Challenge programme, and members presented the toolkit at the national conference on 1st February in Perth. Lynne Porteous, City of Edinburgh Council who is part of the Standing Group said, "We hope you'll find this resource helpful in providing a framework for us to work together – with common aims and shared outcomes - to show the importance of developing social capital and to measure its positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities."
If you feel that you need some guidance about the context and use of the toolkit, please contact Margaret Barbier - email margaret.barbier@edinburgh.gov.uk. The Standing Group would also be grateful for your feedback on the toolkit - what you have used, what you have found helpful and what improvements you suggest. Please send your comments to Margaret.
If you wish copies of the toolkit, please contact Veronica Wishart, Business Centre 2/1, Waverley Court, 4 East market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG; email veronica.wishart@edinburgh.gov.uk.
Published: 8 Mar 2010
