The examination of the relationship between social capital and health and social security

Growth of a community and prosperity depend on its human, material and social capitals and theses capitals need security, sense of security and safety. Health is the most fundamental component of the welfare of society and rather than medical investigations depend on social factors. In fact, social health is called to a kind of mental, social and individual health that according to Keynesian theory is based on five dimensions of social integration, acceptance, contribution, flourishment and cohesion which has important role in increasing security in the society. The concept of social capital due to its nature related to all issues and topics in human and social fields. According to these interactions, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social capital and social health and social security. Accordingly, social capital is considered from two dimensions of cultural (types of trust) and structural (social participation) and also emotional and financial support of network. The method of the study is cross-sectional survey and the data were collected using questionnaire. The population was 375 households who were randomly selected by stratified sampling. The data were analyzed using SPSS, T-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results show that there is a meaningful relationship between all dimensions of social capital and social health. Also, there is a direct relationship between social capital and health and social security.