Proposed indicators for asset based approaches in Wales

• All Wales/National

In the UK there is a growing awareness of the potential of asset based approaches (ABA) for improving health and well-being. Despite the use of such approaches there has been limited development with regards to ABA measurement and reporting of impact, and there is no single tool in Wales relating to health asset data. Asset mapping and an asset based approach relies on working locally with communities; nationally available data can help provide a context and tool to assist this work.

Working with colleagues across Wales, and a North Wales ABA learning set, the author of this paper proposes a framework and identifies a selection of potential indicators on behalf of the Observatory that could be used for measurement and reporting of ABA in Wales. This has been informed by evidence and theory for an assets based approach, approaches used elsewhere, policy and available data. The North Wales learning set plans to share the findings of this work more widely.