Engaging community change: the critical role of values in asset mapping

Jakes, Susan; Hardison-Moody, Annie; Bowen, Sarah; Blevins, John

doi:10.1080/15575330.2015.1064146

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“…While much has been written on the process of mapping communities’ assets (Jakes et al, ), less attention is given to the processes involved in harnessing assets to actually ‘do something’ (O'Leary, Burkett, & Braithwaite, ). Once assets have been identified, co‐creation involves local people in the design and implementation of programmes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast to traditional ‘deficit models’ where external agencies seek to ‘fix’ communities’ problems and deficiencies (Lam, Zamenopoulos, Kelemen, & Hoo Na, ), asset‐based interventions build on communities’ resources (Jakes, Hardison‐Moody, Bowen, & Blevins, ). Localism is at the heart of this approach (Bunt & Harris, ), the rationale being that by building on local knowledge one maximises the chances of addressing issues whose determinants are culturally, socially and economically rooted within a particular geographical area or community (e.g., neighbourhood levels of deprivation or variation in service provision) (Jakes et al, ). In practice, however, we know little about whether asset‐based community interventions deliver their theoretical benefits.…”

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confidence: 99%

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‘What works here doesn’t work there’: The significance of local context for a sustainable and replicable asset‐based community intervention aimed at promoting social interaction in later life

Wildman

Valtorta

Moffatt

et al. 2019

Health Soc Care Community

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Interventions that harness local assets to benefit a community are increasingly being promoted to improve health and well‐being. In practice, we know little about how local contexts or reliance on local resources affect the sustainability and scalability of asset‐based community developments. This qualitative case study documents the development and implementation of a novel asset‐based community development project. Based in a large mainly rural county in North East England with relatively high levels of socioeconomic deprivation, the project aimed to prevent social isolation among older people, using a range of food‐related activities. Twenty‐one semi‐structured interviews were conducted with service users, volunteers, project partners, project development workers and senior staff. Interviews explored the project's design and implementation process, outcomes for participants and the wider community, and project sustainability and scalability. Thematic analysis of the data identified four factors likely to be important for creating sustainable and replicable asset‐based community projects. These factors are (a) recognising and harnessing assets among local people who may be otherwise marginalised due to age, geographical isolation and/or socioeconomic deprivation; (b) identifying assets that can be provided by local businesses; (c) genuine project co‐production to develop activities that meet local needs and inspire enthusiasm among all stakeholders; and (d) ongoing organisational support to meet the challenges to sustainability that exist in socioeconomically deprived areas. We conclude that successful asset‐based community projects require extensive community input and learning captured from existing programmes can facilitate the replicability of programmes in other community contexts.

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‘What works here doesn’t work there’: The significance of local context for a sustainable and replicable asset‐based community intervention aimed at promoting social interaction in later life

Wildman

Valtorta

Moffatt

et al. 2019

Health Soc Care Community

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“…Some difficulty has also been observed in reaching consensus on which assets might have the greatest influence on community health and why. This question has been highlighted in the literature, particularly in descriptive studies of community interventions, such as the research by Aviñó [ 10 ] and Jakes et al [ 11 ]. Jakes et al contend that there is a need to further examine “when a resource becomes a GRR” [ 8 ] (p. 167) and stress the importance of developing appropriate indicators and explore the values underlying decisions.…”

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Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

Sáinz-Ruiz

Sanz-Valero

Gea-Caballero³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Since Aaron Antonovsky’s salutogenesis theory and Morgan and Ziglio’s health assets model were first proposed, there has been a growing concern to define the resources available to the individual and the community to maintain or improve health and well-being. The aim of the present study was to identify the dimensions that characterise community assets for health. To this end, we conducted a systematised review with a meta-synthesis and content analysis of research or projects involving asset mapping in the community. Articles that met our eligibility criteria were: (1) based on the salutogenic approach and (2) described an assets mapping process and among their results, explained what, how and why particular community assets for health had been selected. The search included primary studies in the published and grey literature which were selected from websites and electronic databases (Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Dialnet, SciELO). Of the 607 records examined by a single reviewer, 34 were included in the content analysis and 14 in the qualitative synthesis. Using an inductive process, we identified 14 dimensions with 24 categories, for which in-depth literature reviews were then carried out to define specific indicators and items. These dimensions were: utility, intention, previous use, accessibility (“circumstances–opportunity–affordability”), proximity-walkability, connectivity, intelligibility (visibility, transparency), identity (uniqueness, appropriability, attachment), design (configuration, functionality, comfort), safety (objective/subjective), diversity, the dimension of public and private, and sustainability (which includes maintenance, profitability or economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, centrality-participation and equity-inclusiveness).

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“…Organizations and institutions can also use asset maps to assess and increase the engagement of the communities in which they operate. A study that identified the underlying values that connected certain organizations in their ability to increase access to food and safe places to be active did so by assessing asset mapping workshops that asked community members to identify exemplary organizations that had a beneficial impact on access to food and safe places to be active (Jakes et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Asset Mapping as a Tool for Identifying Resources in Community Health: A Methodological Overview

Turin

Shahid²,

Vaska³

2019

J. biomed. anal.

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Background: By focusing on a community’s strengths instead of its’ weaknesses, the process of asset mapping provides researchers a new way to assess community health. This process is also a useful tool for assessing health-related needs, disparities, and inequities within the communities. This paper aims to serve as a basic and surface level guide to understanding and planning for creating an asset map. Methods: A step-by-step guideline is provided in this paper as an introduction to those interested in creating an asset map using organizational outlines and previous application in research projects. Results: To help readers better grasp asset maps, a few examples are first provided that show the application of asset maps in health research, community engagement, and community partnerships. This is followed by elaboration of the six steps involved in the creation of an asset map. Conclusion: This paper introduces researchers to the steps required to create an asset map, with examples from published literature. The intended audience includes students and researchers new to the creation of asset maps.

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Engaging community change: the critical role of values in asset mapping

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

‘What works here doesn’t work there’: The significance of local context for a sustainable and replicable asset‐based community intervention aimed at promoting social interaction in later life

‘What works here doesn’t work there’: The significance of local context for a sustainable and replicable asset‐based community intervention aimed at promoting social interaction in later life

Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

Asset Mapping as a Tool for Identifying Resources in Community Health: A Methodological Overview

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