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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentContact WHO Collaborating Centre Risk assessment pathogens in food and water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water/contact… Prof. Ana Maria de Roda Husman WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water National Institute … Contact WHO Collaborating Centre Risk assessment pathogens in food and water … Contact WHO Collaborating Centre Risk assessment pathogens in food and water …
Publication date: 02-25-2014Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government required
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/mental-health-at-risk-broad-investment-in-mental-health-by-new-government-required… Monitor shows that mental health in the Netherlands is at risk and highlights the urgency of the situation. Around 85% … to improve individual well-being and detect mental health risks and problems at an early stage. If problems do arise, … Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government …
Publication date: 12-12-2025Travellers to Cape Verde: be alert to bacterial dysentery caused by shigellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/travellers-to-cape-verde-be-alert-to-bacterial-dysentery-caused-by-shigellosis… RIVM has warned travellers to Cape Verde about a shigellosis risk. The bacterial infection causes severe bloody diarrhoea … on the Cape Verdean islands. There are certain health risks as a result of the outbreak. Travellers can make an … to shigellosis. Good hygiene can help to minimise the risk: Wash your hands regularly. Flush the toilet with the …
Publication date: 12-10-2025Early detection and screening
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/early-detection-and-screening… identify early on whether someone has a condition or is at risk of developing one. This can be done in different ways. … a genetic predisposition to a disease that increases the risk of disease. For more information on this and RIVM’s … multiple locations on the DNA that are associated with the risk of developing a disease. This means that, in the …
Publication date: 12-16-2025Responsible innovation with nanomaterials and nanotechnology: past, present, future
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/responsible-innovation-with-nanomaterials-and-nanotechnology-past-present-future… into everyday life accelerates, understanding the risks and benefits of these materials becomes crucial, … and clean energy applications. Balancing benefits and risks is key Understanding how nanomaterials move, … to managing both benefits—like cleaner energy systems—and risks, such as nanoparticle pollution. The overarching …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Biogas
https://www.rivm.nl/en/biobased-economy/biogas… comprehensive evaluation of the environmental benefits and risks of biogas production. … waste materials, more biogas, and no change in contaminant risks for man and environment. This fits in with the … of fertilizers, agriculture, waste and integrated risk assessment. RIVM collaborates with Scientific Committee of …
Publication date: 02-04-2014Flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy… Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu, such as hospital … If a pregnant woman gets the flu, she has a higher risk of serious illness than a woman who is not pregnant. … compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant. The risk of ICU admission or death from flu does not seem to …
Publication date: 12-19-2025Experts and expertise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise… infectious diseases Utrecht University (IRAS: Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences) Prof. J. (Jacco) Wallinga Modelling … toxicology Utrecht University (IRAS: Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences) Prof. Z.C. (ZhiChao) Dang … of expertise M.H.M.M. (Mark) Montforts, PhD Dealing with risks - risk governance Pesticides (Veterinary) medicines …
Publication date: 02-17-2014New approach methodologies to study intestinal fate of nanomaterials: current understanding and knowledge gaps
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-approach-methodologies-to-study-intestinal-fate-of-nanomaterials-current-understanding… knowledge gaps remain, especially in standardising and assessing how well these models mimic human biology and … human health. The intestinal uptake of NMs is critical for assessing their systemic effects. The intestine serves as a … strengthen the scientific and regulatory foundations for assessing the intestinal fate of ingested NMs. The document …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Machine learning to identify key factors in titanium dioxide nanoparticle genotoxicity; a work in progress
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/machine-learning-to-identify-key-factors-in-titanium-dioxide-nanoparticle-genotoxicity-work… handling outliers and validating the model warrants further assessment. The findings of this study are therefore not … presents an interesting approach that uses ML for hazard assessment. If developed further, these methods could be valuable for hazard and risk assessment. However, in its current set-up, the …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Transforming waste into valuable resources: innovations in sustainable nanoparticle synthesis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/transforming-waste-into-valuable-resources-innovations-in-sustainable-nanoparticle-synthesis… Consequently, the existing issues surrounding their risk assessment remain, including knowledge gaps on long-term …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Procedure
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/procedure… screening, the woman receives a letter informing her of the assessment’s result. Women neither attending screening nor … a reminder a few weeks later. Referral The various possible assessment results and the implications of each are …
Publication date: 02-27-2014WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications (FIC)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-family-of-international-classifications-fic… Interventions (ICHI; under development) WHO - Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 Coordination Coen H. van Gool, PhD …
Publication date: 02-27-2014Research, innovation and development
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/research-innovation-and-development… called genetic variants, that can increase or reduce the risk of developing a condition. RIVM has studied (in Dutch) … there are DNA tests that can properly predict the risk of developing them. Furthermore, the recommended lifestyle advice for someone with an increased risk of developing a condition is often the same as general …
Publication date: 12-16-2025Improved air quality leads to decline in mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/improved-air-quality-leads-to-decline-in-mortality… individual substances The comparison also revealed that the risk of death after being exposed to a similar quantity of … matter or ozone has not changed. For nitrogen dioxide, this risk seems to have gotten smaller. The reasons for this are … research is needed to examine which people are at a greater risk of dying after multiple days of elevated concentrations …
Publication date: 12-11-2025Breast cancer in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/breast-cancer-in-netherlands… prevalence of 128,000. Factors associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer are: a family history of prevalent … use of oral contraception; dense breast tissue. Other risk factors are alcohol consumption, physical inactivity …
Publication date: 02-27-2014Facts and figures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/background/facts-and-figures… screened 24,5 Positive predictive value (pvv) recall 28% Risk reduction in mortality 50% (in case of regular … are considered: Advantages of the program Health gain Risk reduction Less invasive treatment due to early …
Publication date: 02-27-2014Plague
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plague… can become very ill from plague? Some people have a higher risk of getting the plague: people living near areas where … is no information about which people might have a higher risk of serious illness. Anyone could become very seriously … them away from ill or dead animals. This helps lower the risk of infection. Is there any treatment for plague? If …
Publication date: 12-01-2025Rubella
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rubella… This is called congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). The risk of infecting the unborn baby is highest in early pregnancy. The risks are lower if the infection happens later in pregnancy. …
Publication date: 12-01-2025Overview of biobased production processes and their environmental impact: an initial exploration
https://www.rivm.nl/en/overview-of-biobased-production-processes-and-their-environmental-impact-initial-exploration… crude oil). The study concludes that due to the use of high-risk substances, biobased production processes are not by …
Publication date: 02-24-2014