Objective:

To highlight the use of social mapping as a method for the study of health assets at the community level.

Methodology:

The experience of social mapping is presented, based on the analysis of the "methodological design" category of the base study which consolidates the sense of belonging based on graphic representations of the existing reality in the community.

Results:

Detailed guidelines on how to conduct a study to learn about community assets through social mapping are shown through the experience of the field researchers. Five stages were developed: knowledge of the territory approach to the community use of community research tools, mapping process and establishment of agreements.

Conclusion:

The identification of community assets makes it possible for the community to recognize its personal, family and social strengths, to reflect on and analyze its reality, recognizing those elements in which its daily life is developed. Therefore, it could be said that social mapping contributes to the elaboration of life routes at the community level.

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