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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentMental 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: 12-16-2025Proclaimer
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/consexpo-nano/model-documentation-and-user-manual/proclaimer… It is recommended that experts (nanotoxicology, exposure assessment and risk assessment) are responsible for the evaluation and … of the results of the model is required as a basis for risk assessment. RIVM is not responsible for the …
Publication date: 04-23-2020Modelling exposure to nanomaterials in spray products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/Consexpo%20Nano/model-documentation-and-user-manual/modelling-exposure-to-nanomaterials-in-spray-products-0… is expressed in different dose metrics for quantitative risk assessment. For comparison of the exposure evaluation in … In the risk assessment for regular (i.e. non-nano material) substances, … mass does not seem to be an appropriate metric to base the risk characterisation on. Different alternative dose …
Publication date: 04-23-2020User manual ConsExpo Nano Tool
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/consexpo-nano/model-documentation-and-user-manual/user-manual… An assessment is defined by specifying input for all model … as an estimate of exposure. Alternatively, probabilistic assessments can be conducted. This is done by providing a … Local file management The user may store and retrieve assessments via the ‘import’ and ‘export’ buttons. …
Publication date: 04-23-2020Responsible 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: 12-18-2025The DustEx modelling tool
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/dustex… all pathways and will therefore enable a more complete assessment of exposure, reducing the probability of overlooking the most crucial pathways in the exposure assessment. In developing the DustEx model, a number of … put limits on the applicability of the model in exposure assessments. Model framework The DustEx model is a kinetic …
Publication date: 04-20-2020Flu 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: 12-19-2025ConsExpo nano
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/consexpo-nano… human inhalation exposure giving a first indication of the risk after that specific exposure to nanomaterials. Update … have been added. Depending on the hazard information in the risk assessment, doses are more appropriately expressed in …
Publication date: 04-20-2020New 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: 12-18-2025COVID-19 Update 14 april
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-update-14-april… The expansion of testing is intended for patients at high risk of severe illness from a coronavirus infection, and for …
Publication date: 04-30-2020Regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/regional-differences-in-coronavirus-epidemic… workers. Also, more patients are being tested with a high risk of a severe course of coronavirus infection, such as …
Publication date: 04-10-2020The organisation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/population-screening-programmes/organisation… tasks listed below: Finances population screening Quality assessment and quality assurance Ensures proper information …
Publication date: 04-15-2020Research, 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: 12-11-2025Plague
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: 12-01-2025Modelling the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/modelling… and secondary schools simultaneously or consecutively. The risk of outbreaks in schools was lowest when primary schools … as possible to the actual number of ICU admissions. The risk of becoming infected may change over time. If a person is infected, their age determines their risk of developing symptoms, their risk of ending up in …
Publication date: 04-07-2020