DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION
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Item Demystifying consumerism: towards tackling the problem of quackery in Nigeria(2009-07) Odelola, J. O.Marketplaces are flooded with goods and services from which consumers must choose. Consumers are in this way faced with challenges of choosing goods and services that will satisfy their wants and have positive impact on their health. Studies have shown that many of the goods available in marketplaces are fake, expired or contaminated. Quacks render ineffective health services. Information provided about the goods and services are deceptive and inadequate. This paper examines problems of quackery and consumerism and the importance of consumerism. It also explains rights of consumer and corresponding laws as well as consumer health protection agencies and consumer health education. The paper concludes that consumer’s rights could be protected through legal means. The paper recommends the integration of consumerism into school curricula and massive public enlightenment on the activities of quacks in Nigeria.Item National rebirth as a pre-requisite for achieving goals of health sector reform: the role of health education(2007) Odelola, J. O.Government put in place reform agenda in health sector apparently to facilitate the achievement for all Nigerians a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive live as enunciated in the National Policy on Health. However, the goal of the reform became difficult to achieve due to poor attitude of the people to National issues. There arose the need for national rebirth. The paper examined concepts of national rebirth, need for national rebirth efforts of government at National rebirth as well as health education. The paper noted that national rebirth programme embarked upon is laudable but lacks a force that could really do the magic of attitudinal change in the people. It therefore recommended the integration of health education into the National rebirth programme.Item Population and family life education for health, sustainable democracy and nation building: the Nigerian experience(2005-01) Odelola, J. O.The need for Nigerian government to promote the health of its citizens, sustain the nascent democracy and mobilize people for nation building cannot be overemphasized. The need becomes necessary, especially at this time when the country is yearning for technological and industrial developments. The nation’s most valuable asset is its population, being the agent and beneficiary of development. The improvement of quality of Ife is vital to national development. Improved quality of Ife is a key concept in the entire process of population and family Ife education (POP/FLE). Therefore, this paper examined the concepts of POP/FLE and its role in promoting health, sustainable democracy and nation building. The paper called for a sustained interest of government in POP/FLE programme in Nigeria.Item Repositioning universal basic education (UBE) scheme in Nigeria: implications for social transformation(2007) Odelola, J. O.Nigerian Government had long realized that people needed the right attitudes for the country to achieve the desired development. To this end, the Government committed a huge sum of money to programmes designed for the purpose. Education is a powerful instrument for social transformation. UBE as an education programme was inaugurated seven years ago but still at its impact is yet to be felt. Certain constraints which impeded successful implementation of similar programmes in the past should be identified and realistically tackled in an effort to reposition the present UBE programme. This paper examined the state of UBE scheme and its drive towards health and social transformation. The discussion focused on values of education, UBE and health transformation as well as UBE and social transformation. Effort was made on how to reposition UBE to make it play its role as a tool for health and social transformation.Item Preparing health teachers for health challenges in the twenty-first century(Department of Teacher Education, University of Ibadan, 1999) Moronkola, O. A.; Odelola, J. O.