ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICE IN BOSSO-MINNA, NIGER STATE OF NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper examined community information services with a view of salvaging Bosso from water and environmental epidemics. The research design was a survey of the case study. The researcher designed a questionnaire tagged “community Information services Questionnaire” (CISQ), copies of which were randomly distributed to houses in five discernible areas that make up Bosso community in Niger State, Nigeria. A major finding was that of the residents in bosso drink from unsafe sources like buying water hawkers (mairuwa) and shallow well. The recommendation was that awareness campaign in form of information services on what constitutes a healthy environment and how to cultivate it to avoid epidemics, should be launched in Bosso area of Niger State for the residents on periodic basis.