[Health promotion based on assets: how to work with this perspective in local interventions?]

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Community Health
• Health Promotion

Background:

• Traditional health interventions often overlook community strengths.
• Revitalizing health promotion requires innovative, participatory approaches.
• Integrating asset-based strategies can address social determinants of health.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce and define an asset-based approach for health promotion and community health.
• To provide recommendations for integrating asset models into health programs.
• To systematize experiences and techniques for asset mapping in diverse regions.

Main Methods:

• Literature review and synthesis of existing asset-based methodologies.
• Development of recommendations for program and project implementation.
• Case study analysis and systematization of regional experiences.

Main Results:

• An asset-based approach offers a framework for revitalizing health promotion.
• Asset mapping techniques and practical experiences are described.
• The proposed "Asset-based Health Promotion/Community Health" model facilitates local, participatory action.

Conclusions:

• Asset-based Health Promotion/Community Health fosters community engagement and multi-sectoral partnerships.
• This approach supports interventions focused on positive health and equity.
• Evidence generation and evaluation are crucial for effective population-level interventions.