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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentElderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall prevention
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/elderly-people-at-highest-risk-of-falling-benefit-least-from-chain-approach-to-fall-prevention… 65 and over living independently who participated in a fall risk assessment has increased. This assessment is used to … The number of fall risk assessments administered is an underestimate, as not all … Elderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall …
Publication date: 11-28-2025Vulnerable groups have a greater risk of dying from heat, also in Amsterdam
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vulnerable-groups-have-greater-risk-of-dying-from-heat-also-in-amsterdam… and fewer cold days in winter. In the Netherlands the risk of dying increases when it is hot. The municipality of … and of neighbourhoods with less green space have a higher risk of dying from heat. Looking ahead, RIVM estimates that … on the climate scenario. There are no clear differences in risks at low temperatures between different groups of …
Publication date: 11-17-2025Ensuring Safety and Sustainability of Advanced Materials: A Call for Enhanced Focus in the Chemistry Industry Action Plan
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/ensuring-safety-and-sustainability-of-advanced-materials-call-for-enhanced-focus-in… for "advanced" materials and the challenges in properly assessing their safety and lifecycle risks are a concern. This highlights the need for reliable data and established test methods and risk assessment methodologies targeted at advanced materials …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Advanced materials in the energy transition and their impact on human and environmental health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/advanced-materials-in-energy-transition-and-their-impact-on-human-and-environmental-health… transition. These advanced materials may pose potential risks to human health and the environment. To ensure that … itself does not create new health, environmental or social risks, it is necessary to carefully consider the safety and … advancements bring many benefits, they may also pose new risks to human health and the environment. The agency’s …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Issue 25
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/25… EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that anyone who … the need to protect citizens, especially those at risk of severe COVID-19, and the desire to open up our …
Publication date: 07-19-2021Young people born in 2006 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2006-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-05-2021Young people born in 2008 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2008-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-10-2021EU Court upholds annulment of classification of Titanium dioxide in certain powder forms
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/eu-court-upholds-annulment-of-classification-of-tio2-in-certain-powder-forms… had cancelled the classification, stating that the original assessment had not considered all relevant factors. In the … In 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agreed with the classification as …
Publication date: 11-06-2025More attention needs to be paid to the safe recycling of waste
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-attention-needs-to-be-paid-to-safe-recycling-of-waste… and electronic equipment. The selection process involved an assessment of, among other things, the volume of the waste … the presence of substances of concern, the accompanying risks and the effort it takes to remove the substances of …
Publication date: 07-20-2021Issue 24
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/24… The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency …
Publication date: 07-15-2021Impact of Dispersion Methods on Nanoparticle Toxicity: A Call for Better Guidance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/impact-of-dispersion-methods-on-nanoparticle-toxicity-call-for-better-guidance… interpreting the results of these studies in the context of risk assessment of particles and for comparison with real-life …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Official start to ban PFAS in Europe
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/official-start-to-ban-pfas-in-europe… survey completion is 17 October 2021 In order to make such assessments, the five countries depend on cooperation with … often have the most detailed information required in such assessments. The questionnaire is open until 17 October 2021 …
Publication date: 07-15-2021SUNSHINE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/sunshine… WP3; the development and implementation of the similarity assessment, grouping and read-across approaches in WP4; …
Publication date: 07-29-2021PHIRI
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/phiri… sustainability . RIVM performs a health information system assessment of Malta and vice versa. WP 4 Health Information …
Publication date: 07-29-2021Issue 23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/23… to the direct and indirect health benefits (such as lower risk of more restrictive measures) for the young people … people aged 16 and 17 years old who are in the medical high-risk groups and young people aged 12-17 years with health …
Publication date: 07-02-2021Brucellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/brucellosis… could end up with permanent damage. Who has a higher risk of brucellosis? Some people have a higher risk of getting a Brucella infection, and are therefore at higher risk of developing brucellosis. This mainly applies to: …
Publication date: 11-18-2025Issue 26
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/26… TTS) and the mRNA vaccines Comirnaty© and Spikevax© (risk of myocarditis and pericarditis). …
Publication date: 07-22-2021Lassa fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/lassa-fever… result. This happens in about 2% of cases. Who has a higher risk of contracting Lassa fever? Care workers (such as … seriously ill as a result of Lassa fever also have a higher risk of contracting the disease. They are more likely to … always fatal in newborns. Young children also have a high risk of death from the disease. The risks are also higher …
Publication date: 11-25-2025Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, variant
https://www.rivm.nl/en/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-variant… eating beef from cows that have BSE (mad cow disease). The risk is higher if the beef includes brain or nerve tissue. … measures, including strict food safety rules for beef, the risk of contamination is much lower now. In addition, there is a very low risk of infection during blood transfusions. In theory, it …
Publication date: 11-11-2025CORE-MD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/core-md… methods for clinical investigation and evaluation of high-risk medical devices … review methodologies for the clinical evaluation of high-risk medical devices and recommend new designs to set an …
Publication date: 07-29-2021