Social Prescribing and Community Health Assets for Health Promotion and People’s Well-Being

Abstract

Introduction: The salutogenic model emerged as a response to the pathogenic conception of health. Its objective is to identify risk factors and available resources to address them. Given the interest and the need for improving the health of the population, a practical tool is proposed for planning actions based on identifying and dynamizing health assets in a territory.

Objective: To systematize social prescribing and community health assets for the promotion of people's health and well-being.

Methods: A systematic review was carried out in the PubMed/Medline, SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) Regional and Google Scholar databases, using the search manager and reference manager through the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) Atención de Enfermería/Nursing Care, Planificación Social/Social Planning, Normas Sociales/Social Norms, together with the Boolean operators AND and OR. The analysis of content systematization allowed to establish the categories and organization of knowledge. The inclusion criteria were determined to be complete articles in Spanish and English, available in the selected databases, and clearly showing the methodology and theoretical references.

Conclusions: Social prescribing, based on evidence resulting from scientific research, is an area within the first level of care, with a salutogenic vision, based also on healing, for addressing health needs and demands. The prescribed activities can contribute to improving the health and well-being of people.