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The Measurement of Individual-level and Community-level Community Capacity and their Association with Self-Rated Health Status: A Comparison of D-gu and Y-gu in Seoul  

Jung, Min-Soo (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
Cho, Byong-Hee (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.29, no.1, 2012 , pp. 39-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study was to measure community capacity using individual-level and organizational-level capacity indicators and illuminated the relationship of community capacity and self-rated health status in two regions in Seoul, Korea. Methods: The data from individual surveys were obtained by quota sampling the residents of two autonomous gu in Seoul (N=1,000). The data from organizational surveys were obtained by snowball sampling lists of organizations in the possession of gu offices with a sampling frame (N=153). The survey tools were 6 indicators regarding residents' social capital and a sense of community and 5 indicators regarding community-based organizations and their networks. The analysis methods consisted of the effect of the components of capacity on health status and social network analysis. Results: As for capacity on individual levels, while D-gu was mainly developed inn individual capacity in terms of social interaction, Y-gu was stronger in a sense of community and cohesion among residents. As for capacity on organizational levels, Y-gu was more developed than was D-gu in associational networks. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop health promotion program per community and to strengthen partnerships with and among grassroots organizations based in local communities through the measurement of community capacity.
Keywords
Community capacity; Health indicator; Health promotion; Social network analysis; Seoul;
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