(1) recognizing the community as a unit of identity, (2) building on strengths and resources within the community, (3) facilitating collaborative partner ships in all phases of research, (4) integrating knowledge and action for the mutual benefit of all partners, (5) promoting a co-learning and empowering process that attends to social inequalities, (6) engaging in a cyclical and iterative process, (7) addressing health from both positive and ecological perspectives, and (8) dissemi nating findings and knowledge gained to all partners (Israel et al., 1998