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A Critical Survey of Public Perception on Broadcast Media Coverage of Environmental Health Issues in Akwa Ibom State.   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the Study Environmental health is the science and art of preventing illness and disease as well as  promoting health by identifying and evaluating environmental sources and hazardous agents, as well as limiting exposures to hazardous physical, chemical, and biological agents in the air, water, soil, food, and other environmental media or settings that may harm human health (neha.org). Environmental health is a branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities, according to the American Public Health Association, as cited in the American Journal of...