What is the focus of asset mapping?

• A. Focuses on positive aspects of a community, especially for survival strategies in case of emergencies
• B. Identifying disease burden
• C. Evaluating pharmaceutical supply
• D. Measuring political influence

Answer: (A)

Asset mapping focuses on identifying the strengths, resources, and networks already present in a community—like individuals with skills, local organizations, places, and informal supports—and using them to plan for emergencies and everyday resilience. This positive, asset-based approach helps communities see what they have to rely on when disasters strike, making it ideal for survival strategies and rapid mobilization. It isn’t about measuring disease burden, which would spotlight deficits and needs; it isn’t about evaluating pharmaceutical supply, which deals with meds and logistics; and it isn’t about measuring political influence, which looks at power structures. By mapping assets, you build a blueprint of available capacities that can be mobilized in crises.