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Table 1 Domains framing the elements of community capability

From: Synergies, strengths and challenges: findings on community capability from a systematic health systems research literature review

What communities have

How communities act

For whom communities act

Physical assetsa,c,d

Inclusivenessa

Critical thinkinga,c,d

Financial assetsa,b,d

Cohesivenessb,d

Voicea

Informationa,d

Efficacyb,d

Leadershipa,b,c,d

Skillsa,d,e

Sense of communitya,d

Conflict solvinga,b

External linksa,c,d

Networkinga,c,d

Critical reflectiona,d

Community valuesd

Participationb,c,d

Culture of opennessd

Controlc

Partnership buildinga,d

Participatory decisionmakinga

Visiond

Commitment to actiona,d

Institutions and organizational structuresa,c,d

Community historyd

Resilienced

 
  1. aLiberato, et al. 2011 [13]; bUnderwood, et al. 2012 [11]; cGibbon, et al. 2002 [9]; dVijayaraghavan, 2007 [95]