Department of Health Environmental Education and Human Kinetics, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Izevbigie, T.I., Department of Health Environmental Education and Human Kinetics, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; Iyamu, E.O.S., Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Poor environmental sanitation has serious negative impact on the quality of living. The study was an attempt to propose a model of community education as a strategy that can mobilize rural dwellers to understand the problem of sanitation as a personal and community issue. The millennium development goals empasize the need for healthy living that can be realized if the people are mobilized to be active and decisive in looking after their health and the health of the community the study was a quasi type involving groups of undergraduate health education students who were engaged in sensitizing selected rural dwellers in South Central Nigeria on health related issues. The programme lasted for 12 weeks. Measures of their health behaviours showed improvement from the 9th week, implying the efficacy of the programme. Among others, the need for regular mobilization of the rural dwellers for improved quality of living was recommended. © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2007.