Society is marked by a burden of diseases associated with environmental, behavioral, and biological factors. Given this complex and challenging scenario, holistic approaches such as health research are an alternative to health improvement and promotion. This chapter’s construction was based on health concepts as it presents Body Mapping as a research methodology for health promotion. Body Mapping is a visual and participatory research methodology that uses body representation in a mapping process to express people’s experiences. The Body Mapping methodology’s relevance for health promotion relies on the investigation and understanding of social and individual determinants of health. These determinants are provided by the key application elements of Body Mapping such as a life-sized body, and visual and narrative representations. In this chapter, readers will have the opportunity to deepen Body Mapping concepts and application, its relevance for health promotion in several health studies contexts, and learn from a practical experience of the application of Body Mapping as a health research methodology in the field of food and nutrition. This chapter is situated as a guide because it practically highlights Body Mapping’s central aspects. The Body Mapping potential for health promotion is the capacity to transform a person’s relationship with health through the active engagement, production, and translation of embodied knowledge.

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Body Mapping Method and Health

  • Barbara Esteves Leghi

摘要

Society is marked by a burden of diseases associated with environmental, behavioral, and biological factors. Given this complex and challenging scenario, holistic approaches such as health research are an alternative to health improvement and promotion. This chapter’s construction was based on health concepts as it presents Body Mapping as a research methodology for health promotion. Body Mapping is a visual and participatory research methodology that uses body representation in a mapping process to express people’s experiences. The Body Mapping methodology’s relevance for health promotion relies on the investigation and understanding of social and individual determinants of health. These determinants are provided by the key application elements of Body Mapping such as a life-sized body, and visual and narrative representations. In this chapter, readers will have the opportunity to deepen Body Mapping concepts and application, its relevance for health promotion in several health studies contexts, and learn from a practical experience of the application of Body Mapping as a health research methodology in the field of food and nutrition. This chapter is situated as a guide because it practically highlights Body Mapping’s central aspects. The Body Mapping potential for health promotion is the capacity to transform a person’s relationship with health through the active engagement, production, and translation of embodied knowledge.