Introduction.

Social prescribing is the process of recommending assets beneficial to health and well-being. To do this, it is necessary to get to know the assets of the working community. Photovoice is a participatory research technique that enables getting to know a community with photography.

Objectives.

Prepare a Photovoice with community health assets.

Methods.

Professionals were trained and a community walk was held to identify and photograph community assets. A sharing the photographs collected and made a selection. A Photovoice was created and exhibited in the centre.

Results.

A total of 17 healthcare professionals took 91 asset photographs. A selection was made and a discussion held. As a result a photovoice was created with 16 assets.

Conclusion.

PhotoVoice is a community-based participatory process that enables improving health professionals' knowledge of the health resources available in their setting and enables social prescribing.

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