Joseph Pacheco, an assistant professor with an Indigenous population focus in the College of Health, is one of three co-authors of the book Friis' Essentials of Environmental Health. The book's fourth edition was published by Jones & Bartlett Learning this month. Other authors include lead author John Neuberger (University of Kansas School of Medicine) and Robert Canales (George Washington University).
From the publisher:
The Fourth Edition has been updated by a new team of authors―including Pacheco―to include the latest research, data, and reflect the Healthy People 2030 objectives. Friis’ Essentials of Environmental Health offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the key topics in environmental health. Beginning with foundational concepts and essential methodologies such as environmental epidemiology, toxicology, and policy and regulation, the book then explores environmental diseases, including those caused by microbial agents and exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Finally, it examines practical applications and domains within the field, including water and air quality, food safety, waste management, and occupational health.
Pacheco is a community-based participatory researcher with extensive experience working in the field of public health and has conducted prevention and implementation research for over ten years in both reservation and urban Indigenous communities. He leads Lehigh College of Health's Institute for Indigenous Studies. As an Indigenous person, his research goals are to find ways to reduce Indigenous health inequities and address the many social impediments to health that exist in Indigenous communities throughout the Americas. He strives to involve the community in all aspects of his research, from concept inception through design, analysis, and dissemination, utilizing a community-based participatory research approach.
