JUSTIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS

Abstract

People need good environment for sustenance but the activities of man while searching
for resources necessary for sustenance pollutes the environment, making it unfavourable
for health and well-being. Environmental health education is the learning process that
enables people acquire knowledge, skills, experiences, and builds values that will enable
them to act independently to protect and solve environmental problems This paper
documented justification for environmental health education as a separate school subject
by discussing : the concept of environmental health education, healthy living,
environmental problems (as lack of potable water, poor sanitation and hygiene, poor
housing conditions, overcrowding and environmental pollution) necessity for
environmental education, importance of environmental education and environmental
education settings. Environmental health education is the most important strategy for
combating environmental degradation. It was recommended, among others, that leaders
of different workplaces should ensure that they employ environmental health educators
who will educate the workers on environmental hazards they are likely to cause while
discharging their duties and control measures.