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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentNational Heatwave Plan evaluation: substantial attenuation in risk of dying from heat since 2010
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/national-heatwave-plan-evaluation-substantial-attenuation-in-risk-of-dying-from-heat-since… The risk of dying on hot days has substantially attenuated since … Heatwave Plan has helped people become more aware of the risks associated with heat. According to the researchers, … this is a possible explanation for the decrease. The risk of dying on hot days, however, remains higher than …
Publication date: 06-02-2025A new Adverse Outcome Pathway to assess if nanomaterials may compromise gut barrier integrity
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-adverse-outcome-pathway-to-assess-if-nanomaterials-may-compromise-gut-barrier-integrity… the AOP and associated testing methods are relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. An AOP for a compromised gut barrier … methods has the potential to be highly relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025Flu jab for additional groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-jab-for-additional-groups… aged 60 years and older, and to people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus due to … vaccine doses are available. People in the additional risk groups can contact their GP directly between 1 October …
Publication date: 09-22-2021Out of REACH? Regulatory challenges for multicomponent nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/out-of-reach-regulatory-challenges-for-multicomponent-nanomaterials… uncertainties remain regarding their categorisation and assessment. More precise definitions and guidelines are … their solubility and dissolution, it is unclear whether the assessment should focus on a single or multiple components. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025The 'SPARK' project studying pesticides and Parkinson’s
https://www.rivm.nl/en/bestrijdingsmiddelen/spark… about the SPARK project (Strategies for regulatory assessment of Parkinson’s disease). … the current OECD guideline studies for regulatory safety assessment to predict whether a chemical substance could …
Publication date: 06-11-2025Safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… clean and safe. That is why RIVM has developed an assessment framework to test whether the use of purified … ecosystem. Air and drinking water There is a small risk of people becoming ill when they come into contact with … water is produced from groundwater. This is because of the risk that pathogens may end up in the drinking water through …
Publication date: 06-25-2025Issue 31
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/31… was established earlier this year to vaccinate people at risk for an allergic reaction under the supervision of an … The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency … regarding COVID-19 vaccination, and the COVID-19 infection risk during pregnancy ( MedicalScholing.nl click here for …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Vaccination coverage increases for second consecutive year, by 10% for HPV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-coverage-increases-for-second-consecutive-year-by-10-for-hpv… representatives from various population groups for further assessment of why this is the case. It is important to … among these groups. Higher vaccination coverage reduces the risk of outbreaks of diseases such as measles. Outbreak of …
Publication date: 09-30-2021K. (Kylie) Ainslie, PhD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/k-kylie-ainslie-phd… Imperial COVID-19 Response Team and part of the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study …
Publication date: 06-04-2025Launch of Integrated Health Monitor COVID-19: large-scale study on public health impact of COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/launch-of-integrated-health-monitor-covid-19-large-scale-study-on-public-health-impact-of… also be collected within existing panels in short-cycle assessments, and the Public Mental Healthcare Monitor …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Crisis communication changes from one moment to the next
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/crisis-communication-changes-from-one-moment-to-the-next… experience a need for clear and reliable information about risks to their health and measures to mitigate those risks. In the course of her PhD research , Marion de Vries … She looked at public perception in the Netherlands of the risks and the mitigating measures that were adopted, and how …
Publication date: 09-21-2021Livestock farming and residential health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/livestock-farming-and-health/livestock-farming-and-residential-health… negative associations that was identified is an additional risk of pneumonia among people living near goat and/or … confirmed in these regions: researchers saw an additional risk of pneumonia in proximity to goat farms, for several … who live near goat farms are generally slightly more at risk to develop pneumonia than people who live around other …
Publication date: 09-10-2021Issue 30
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/30… vaccination. This is because pregnant women have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than women who are not …
Publication date: 09-07-2021Dust in IJmond contains many PAHs and metals
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/dust-in-ijmond-contains-many-pahs-and-metals… other metals in the dust are not expected to form a health risk. Highest levels in Wijk aan Zee The quantities of PAHs … metals in the deposited dust. They have also estimated the risks for the health of children aged between one and twelve …
Publication date: 09-03-2021Livestock farming and health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/livestock-farming-and-health… (supplementary studies). Analysis of health effects, risk factors and emissions of bioaerosols’ . This second …
Publication date: 09-10-2021Oropouche fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/oropouche-fever… virus during pregnancy could potentially increase the risk of a miscarriage or stillbirth, or birth defects in the …
Publication date: 06-02-2025UK workshops foster collaboration for safe and sustainable innovation in advanced materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/uk-workshops-foster-collaboration-for-safe-and-sustainable-innovation-in-advanced-materials… the need for a “ governance structure to manage the risk and sustainability of advanced materials ”, and …
Publication date: 06-12-2025