Chapter 4, by Sarah Hean and colleagues, highlights the
importance of theory development in making the concept
useful to the practice of public health. The authors present
an innovative way of thinking about the different facets
of social capital, describe the development of a survey
instrument that attempts to make explicit the inputs and
outputs of social capital and describe how these can be
operationalised in a practice setting. The survey tool takes
account of the dynamic nature of social capital and offers
a useful way of evaluating community projects
