Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) offers highly effective protection against cervical cancer. These findings are from the first group of women who could get the HPV vaccination and have a smear test.

Encouraging people in the Netherlands to be more physical active requires a structural, long-term physical activity policy that is not linked to a particular government term or short-term program.

An increasing number of people and organisations in the Netherlands conduct measurements in their own living environment. The RIVM project Measure Together has been facilitating this citizen science infrastructure in the past eight years. As part of this project, dozens of citizen initiatives and around 4,000 sensors have been put in place.

Contributing to the achievement of climate targets while also saving on costs: that is what the Dutch government hopes to achieve with its policy on socially responsible public procurement (SRPP).

Pneumonia is more prevalent among people living in areas with a high density of livestock farms in the Netherlands. The risk of pneumonia is higher if people live within 2000 metres of a goat farm. Bacteria may offer an explanation for these pneumonia cases.

In 2023, more people in the Netherlands contracted a disease which is vaccinated against in the context of the National Immunisation Programme (RVP) than in 2022. This is because coronavirus measures, such as physical distancing, were still in effect for part of 2022.

Many women aged 30 to 34 years postpone taking part in population screening for cervical cancer. Only 3 in 10 women take action within 12 weeks of the invitation. This trend is concerning, since this is the group in which human papillomavirus (HPV) is most common.

There are many cases of flu in the Netherlands. The flu virus has increasingly been found in nose and throat samples taken from people with flu-like symptoms. The number of people contacting the GP with these symptoms has also been rising sharply in recent weeks.

Only half of young adults rate their mental health as good. This emerges from the Public Health Monitor Young Adults2024, a large-scale survey conducted among over 135,000 16-to-25-year-olds in the Netherlands.

Implementing an integrated approach to improve health in the workplace does not immediately result in employees leading healthier lifestyles. Greater attention and prioritisation from management appear to be necessary for any health effects to become visible.