Emmanuel Idowu

A registered Environmental Health Officer and graduate of Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Ibadan, with a Second Class Upper Division degree and completed National Youth Service Corps programme. Possesses academic training in environmental sanitation, epidemiology, environmental toxicology, water and air quality, waste management, occupational health and safety, environmental risk assessment and public health. Has experience in public health research, community health programmes, health education, field coordination and scientific writing.

Interested in applying this knowledge to environmental health practice within companies, institutions and healthcare facilities.

Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental Health) | NYSC Corps Member placement at Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN) (2025-10 – 2026-09)

• Contributed to environmental health, climate-health, and public health research through literature synthesis, evidence review, scientific writing, data-informed reporting, and research documentation
• Contributed to two research manuscripts submitted for peer-reviewed publication, including “Flooded and Forgotten: Why Displacement-Related Mental Health Must Enter Nigeria's Flood Response Doctrine” submitted to Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health (Manuscript ID: GMH-2026-0538)
• Contributed to “WHO Media Guideline Adherence in Suicide Reporting Across West African Online Newspapers: A Multi-Country Content Analysis,” submitted to the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (MS ID: BLT/2026/297514)
• Authored evidence-based articles and research content on environmental health, climate-related risks, and population health, strengthening SRHIN's public research communication and knowledge-sharing efforts, including Biometeorology: What the Nigerian Sky Is Doing to Your Body
• Worked within multidisciplinary research, technology and programme teams, contributing to projects connecting environmental risks, population health, mental health, climate, and community-level interventions

Industrial Attachment (SIWES) at Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN) (2024-01 – 2024-06)

• Completed academic industrial attachment as part of the B.EHS curriculum, gaining field exposure to community-based environmental and public health practice
• Led and co-managed 5+ community health projects reaching 5,000+ beneficiaries across Oyo State, coordinating field activities, community engagement, stakeholder communication, and programme delivery
• Served as Project Lead for SRHIN's University of Ibadan Hub during the Adopt-a-School NCD Campaign, coordinating health advocacy activities across 10+ secondary schools
• Co-led the Eradicate Hepatitis B Initiative in Lalupon community, Ibadan, supporting 300+ free screenings and facilitating linkage of confirmed cases to care
• Collaborated with state government stakeholders, managed field operations, and designed public health communication materials using Adobe Creative Suite

Vice President at Heal Society, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2024-06 – 2025-05)

• Led chapter operations and member coordination; supervised Research, Advocacy, and Technology directorates
• Co-designed high-impact programmes including market-based hypertension screening (47+ beneficiaries), a mental-health advocacy movie night for students (20+ participants), and a multi-partner blood-donation and wellness outreach (80+ individuals)
• Oversaw recruitment of 27 new members, managed project funding, and chaired a free, fair, and credible executive election process

Executive Vice President at JCI, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2023-06 – 2024-07)

• Led strategy and programmes for 367 members, directly supervising 15+ departmental directors in the organisation
• Mobilised over ₦4.5M for community-health and SDG-aligned projects, expanding the organisation's capacity to deliver social-impact programmes.
• Delivered a 743-response nomination campaign (4,146 votes), public health drives (41 blood donors, 103 menstrual-health beneficiaries), environmental actions (2,000 kg PET target), and wellness programmes (37+ participants)
• Built organisational systems that improved communication reach (2,000+) and resource efficiency

Co-Family Head & Board Member at JCI, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2022-01 – 2023-04)

• Led one of 8 family units, coordinating the 49-member family and achieving 85% participation across family activities.
• Maintained relations with the family patron, JCI Senator Olawale Wahab; supported the Tree Planting Project (SDG 13) at two secondary schools in Ibadan
• Hosted an inter-family oratory competition and developed a distinct family brand and active social-media presence

Welfare Director at Environmental Health Students Association (EHSA), University of Ibadan (2022-01 – 2023-04)

• Implemented member-welfare initiatives that improved support during association programmes and meetings.
• Initiated an examination-support programme that provided internet data to 15 students, reducing a practical barrier to academic participation.

B.EHS in Environmental Health Sciences – Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (2019 – 2025)