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Environmental health

Topic 33 of 47 in the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus for 2026/2027. Study the contents and notes below, then check yourself against the objectives.

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Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Environmental health, the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus expects you to study:

  • 3. Environmental health a. Housing i. Characteristics of good housing – location, ventilation, lighting and sanitation ii. Town planning regulations (spacing, overcrowding) b. Water Supply i. Importance and sources ii. Methods of purification c. Waste disposal i. Types –refuge, sewage ii. Methods d. Pollution i. Meaning and types –air, water, soil and noise ii. Prevention and control e. Pest and vector control i. Differences between pest and vector and their habits ii. Harmful effects of pest and vector iii. Prevention and control SECTION K: COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES S/N TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES

Study notes & guidance

Study Environmental health using a recommended Physical and Health Education textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physical and Health Education, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Environmental health, you should be able to:

  1. State the characteristics of good housing;
  2. State the town planning regulations;
  3. State the importance of water supply and list the sources;
  4. Explain methods of water purification
  5. Differentiate between refuse and sewage disposal methods;
  6. Define pollution and state its types
  7. Outline the prevention and control measure of pollution;
  8. Differentiate between pest and vector and state their habits;
  9. Explain the harmful effects of pest and vectors and highlight their prevention and control measures. OBJECTIVES

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

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Source: official JAMB UTME Physical and Health Education syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.

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