The Fear Factor Inhibiting Environmental Health Growth.

              

The Fear Factor Inhibiting Environmental Health Growth.

Have you ever been afraid?
Oh! What a silly question. That's like asking if you ever fart in the public before, often times. One major issue that affects both young and old, male and female, friends and foes alike is fear.

Fear has been described by some psychologists as False Expectations Appearing Real. Others have termed it "Flee Everything And Run". Whatever definition we give to it, fear is a factor of the mind. A rush of emotions which raises, often times, self-consciousness and a feeling of inability.

Just as fear affects everyone, it is also an albatross of the Environmental Health Profession.

People fear for various reasons and various things. Some people are afraid of failure while some are afraid of success. While some have the fear of rejection, others have the fear of ready acceptance.

Why is fear such an issue in the profession? Many people do certain things or fails to do because of fear. For example, some EHOs will refrain from serving AN in a particular building because of the fear of the owner who, probably is a lawyer. Some HODs are so afraid of politicians so much that they become pawn in their hands.



Some young EHOs are so filled with inferiority complex that they can no longer have any impact on the society. Some Directors are so fearful of trying out new things so much that they have become irrelevant and archaic.

Interestingly, some Officers are so afraid of poverty that they can do anything to get money from the public. They do not mind selling off the profession and their conscience. Some are afraid of death that they prefer to stay in their offices, waiting for the monthly pay.

Even the graduate EHOs are afraid of starting out small businesses in the profession. They prefer to stay as "ECOMOG" even where they are not valued and are abused. For some, they are so afraid of suffering now so as to enjoy tomorrow.



But how do we overcome this fear? By confronting it says psychologists. Face your fears and you are already halfway through the battle.

Stand your ground, develop yourself, start small with what you have, and be ready to die for that which you believe in. It is a common saying that if you stand up for nothing, you will fall for anything.

Some people even after reading this article will be afraid to comment, so they won't be criticized or abused. Well, I have gone past that level of being afraid of criticism. Feel free to comment and pass out criticism, though I have my fears too.





Femi Abolade, licensed EHO, Writer, author and public speaker
femibolade12@gmail.com
+234 8074275257







Comments

  1. Unknown18 February 2017 at 23:55

    False Experience Appearing Real, stop the FEAR and start something today.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Unknown28 April 2017 at 15:28

    Thank you Unknown, we must face our fears with faith and victory is assured.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Unknown28 April 2017 at 15:29

    Thank you Unknown, we must face our fears with faith and victory is assured.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Ethical and Professional Code of Conduct for Environmental Health Practitioners in Nigeria

Image
          The Ethical and Professional Code of Conduct for Environmental Health Practitioners in Nigeria The Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) was established by Act 11 of 2002. Section 27(a)(b)  of the Act empowers the Council to make incidental and supplementary provisions for different circumstances. Therefore, the ethical and professional code of conduct for Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in Nigeria is hereby stated for strict compliance by all EHOs. Ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, which means character. Ethics as a subject is the science of morals, and branch of philosophy which is concerned with the study of human character and the conduct and rules of behavior. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right. A code of ethics provides members of a profession with standard of behavior and principles to be observed regarding individual moral and professional obligations...
Read more

WOLEWOLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: STAND ATTENTION

Image
With his crisp white uniform over brown trouser or skirt and the brown beret over his head, the Environmental Health Officer is one of the most respected and feared public officers right from the colonial days to the present day Nigeria. He is feared not because he wields a gun but rather because his job permits him to search into the crevices of the homes where the Police, without a warrant, can't reach. His purpose, is none other than to ensure that the environment is kept in such state that it won't be hazardous to those living within it. The job of the health officers also known as the Sanitary Inspector, takes him from house to house, as well as any other premises such as food premises, factories, schools, offices, shops, drainage, sewage treatment plant, airport and airplane, ships, including the abatement of pollution, whether it's air, land, water or noise. Indeed it is a broad-spectrum assignment. You can imagine why you may not see him in your street eve...
Read more

FG to Give Free New Sets of Uniform to Environmental Health Officers

Image
FG to Give Free New Sets of Uniform to Environmental Health Officers The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria, which is domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Environment has concluded plans to give a complete set of uniform and it's full accessories to all Licensed EHOs in Nigeria. Sanitarians during a Thematic MCPD session The gesture is part of the government's effort to rejuvenate the profession in all the nooks and crannies of the nation. Wolewole.com reliably gathered that the materials are already on ground and will be distributed to each state of the Federation. In his address during a function in Kuchikawu, Nasarawa state on Friday February 4, 2017 the Registrar/CEO of EHORECON, Dr. Abonyi Dominic announced that plans are already concluded on the mode of distribution. He affirmed that only EHOs with the current year practicing licence will benefit from the largesse. Dr. Abonyi Domini...
Read more