The Dutch Diet is slightly healthier Recent years show a cautious improvement in the Dutch diet. The Dutch have started to eat more fruit and it seems to be heading in the right direction with vegetables.
Citizen Science Magazine; everyone's a scientist “RIVM is committed to being innovative, and becoming a key player in citizen science is fully in line with that goal,” says Danielle Timmermans, Chief Science Officer for Risk Communication at RIVM
Work in progress - new look and feel RIVM website As of today, the RIVM website looks different than you are used to. This is because we are now using a new content management system and have implemented an enhanced design.
New data on antimicrobial resistance in European countries New data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in European countries is now available in the fourth annual report of the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAE
Framework Agreement signed between INERIS and RIVM to strengthen cooperation On 7 November 2018, Raymond Cointe, Director-General of INERIS and Hans Brug, Director-General of RIVM, signed a Framework Agreement. RIVM has been working with the French National Institute f
Public Health Foresight study 2018 now available in English The prospects for future public health in the Netherlands are good. Our life expectancy is steadily increasing, and most people feel healthy and do not experience activity limitations.
Coen van Gool named co-chair of WHO Family Development Committee Coen van Gool was named co-chair of the Family Development Committee (FDC) at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) Network in Seoul.
Blood spot test extended as of 1 January 2017 to include two more disorders As of 1 January 2017, the disorders alpha and beta thalassaemia will be added to the neonatal blood spot (‘heel prick’) screening programme.
Guus Velders in Nature's "Ten people that mattered this year" Researcher Dr Guus Velders of RIVM has made the Nature top-10 list of 2016. This means that, according to Nature, he was one of the 10 most influential scientists in 2016.
Playing sports on synthetic turf fields with rubber granulate is safe New research by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) shows it is safe for people to play sports on synthetic turf fields with an infill of rubber granulate.