RIVM will make measurements around the Sint Maarten landfill From 21 January 2019, a team from RIVM will travel to Sint Maarten to make measurements and take samples at various locations around the landfill in Philipsburg.
National Heat Plan no longer in effect As of Wednesday, August 8th 2018, the National Heat Plan is no longer in effect. The temperatures will be lower as of Wednesday.
Health and Well-being through Effective Blue-Green Space Design and Governance During World Water Week (August 26 – 31, 2018), the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, is facilitating a session on Health and Well-being through effective Blue-G
National Heat Plan active for parts of the Netherlands On August 2, 2018, the National Heat Plan has been activated for the provinces Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Gelderland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Drenthe.
INHERIT Model: a tool to jointly improve health, environmental sustainability and Health Equity RIVM is involved in the Horizon2020 project INHERIT. The first article of the INHERIT project has been published, lead-authored by RIVM.
Measures to reduce microplastic emissions in the environment Microplastics are plastic particles that are smaller than 5 millimetres; through the use of plastic or rubber products these microplastics can end up in the environment (surface water, soil, and ai
80 ways to a more sustainable future: INHERIT Promising Practices Database Learn what others are doing to make lifestyles more sustainable!
RIVM to lead innovative European efforts on health promoting health systems How can we strengthen and support health promoting approaches within the broader health and social care system? And how can we best include other sectors in this process?
What is on our plate? Safe, healthy and sustainable diets in the Netherlands Last January RIVM published a report with facts and figures about the Dutch dietary pattern and an analysis where sustainable, healthy and safe food can strengthen each other.
Influenza-like Illness Incidence Is Not Reduced by Influenza Vaccination Influenza vaccination reduces the number of influenza virus infections but not the overall number of illness.