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Item Assessment of Knowledge and awareness of global warming among inhabitants of industrial areas of an urban community in Nigeria(Academy of Business and Retail Management, 2016-03) Adio-Moses, R. O.; Aladejana, J. A.Global warming with its attendant consequences such as extreme heat, natural disasters, poor air quality and allergens has increased health problems. The risk of injury, illness and resulting death among inhabitants are expected to be frequent and intense especially in areas with heavy industrial presence. The current low level of literacy and the socio-economic situation of Nigerians could be responsible for their low consciousness of this unpreventable changes in our climate in one hand and lack of willingness on the part of people to seek environmental health and safety information on the causes, effect and how to mitigate global warming on the other hand f This study focuses on assessment of knowledge and awareness of causes, effects and mitigating measures of global warming among inhabitants of industrial areas of Ibadan southwestern Nigeria. In this descriptive survey, purposive sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents from among the inhabitants of this area. A questionnaire with reliability co-efficient (r) of 0.78 was used for data collection. Two research questions were answered and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Statistical methods such as Chi-square, frequency count, simple percentage and pie chart were used for data analysis. (Results showed that only 20% had 34.0% had negative attitude while 81 (40.5%) were indifferent, all the three hypotheses were rejected. Consequently, it was deduced that respondents have significant knowledge of global warming. In recommendation, people's environmental health seeking behaviour should be promoted through multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and the development of inclusive environmental health and safety intervention strategies.Item Environmental education: a panacea for safe and healthy primary school environment in Nigeria(Nigerian Association of Health Educators, 2015) Adio-Moses, R. O.The primary school environment, just like other school environment should be the safest for both staff and pupils. But, this is not always the case in most Nigerian public primary schools as accidents and injuries are reported due to the poor conditions of the school environment especially the playground and classrooms. Indeed other components of the school environment are also associated with injuries which contradict the importance of safe school environment. This paper defines environment health and accentuated the need to reduce injuries related to the school environment through environmental education especially among primary school pupils. This will serve as a way of enhancing their awareness of the various dangers in and around the school environment including man-made and natural environmental degradation. The paper also considered environmental education as a multidisciplinary subject with the sole objective of creating a school environment that will evoking pupils sense of inclusion, physical and psychological safety and by creating positive, friendly and safe school environment through collaboration between the school and all sections of the society. The expectant result will lead to the development of healthy and safe environmental ethics and increase the value placed on conservation of life and environmental safety. The paper recommended that pupils should be adequately equipped with the necessary manipulative skills that will help them pay attention to both the physical and social environment that promotes safety, healthy interpersonal relationships, and freedom from discrimination and abuse.