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. 2012 Sep 10;6:16. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-6-16

Table 5.

Key principles of CBPR as outlined by Israel et al. [38] [46: 178–180]

   
1.
Recognizes community as a unit of identity central to CBPR;
2.
Builds on strengths and resources within the community;
3.
Facilitates collaborative partnerships in all phases of the research (e.g., shared control and equitable participation);
4.
Integrates knowledge and action for mutual benefit of all partners;
5.
Promotes a co-learning and empowering process that attends to social inequalities;
6.
Involves a cyclical and iterative process;
7.
Addresses health from both positive and ecological perspectives – attending to biomedical, social, economic, cultural, historical, and political factors as determinants of health and disease/illness; and,
8. Disseminates findings and knowledge gained to all partners.