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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: 12-12-2025PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Travellers 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: 12-18-2025Flu 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: 12-19-2025FORMATEX23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/formatex23… for the re-certification of the Dutch Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), operated by RIVM, as part of the … countries. RIVM took part through the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). RIVM role RIVM deployed the Dutch … screening services, quick measurements, sampling, and risk or impact assessments. The team offered rapid and …
Publication date: 06-02-2022New 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: 12-18-2025Current knowledge on microplastics in the soil is still inadequate
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-knowledge-on-microplastics-in-soil-is-still-inadequate… microplastics on humans, plants and animals. Assessing the risks of different types of microplastics to the soil simultaneously. Existing frameworks for the risk assessment of substances are unsuitable for this, as …
Publication date: 06-12-2022NextGEM
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nextgem… bands, and develop and validate tools for evidence-based risk assessment. …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Machine 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: 12-18-2025IRISS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/iriss… CHARISMA, SusNanoFab, NanoHarmony , NanoSolveIT, RiskGone, HARMLESS, NanoFabNet, PATROLS , EuPC, ECP4, IUMRS … IRISS envisages interaction with the Partnership on the assessment of risks of chemicals ( PARC ) to ensure cross-fertilisation …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Transforming 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: 12-18-2025Nearly twice as many cases involving long-term symptoms after COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nearly-twice-as-many-cases-involving-long-term-symptoms-after-covid-19… preventing long-term symptoms show mixed results. Further assessment is therefore needed to make informed statements …
Publication date: 06-21-2022Research, 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: 12-16-2025Mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox… MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with … or breathing, if people are very close to each other. The risk of spreading mpox in this way currently appears to be … an mpox lesion How can I prevent mpox? You can reduce the risk of mpox by not having intimate or skin-to-skin contact …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Monkeypox continues spreading
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/monkeypox-continues-spreading… which people connected to the patient may also be at risk of infection. These ‘high-risk contacts’ are offered advice from the GGD and access to a vaccination. This vaccination reduces the risk that the virus will spread through the body and can …
Publication date: 06-30-2022Improved 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: 12-11-2025SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/SARS-CoV-2-infections-continue-to-rise… the coronavirus”. Even so, a repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital, making it one and a half … after the booster jab. Also, the booster jab reduces the risk of hospital admission by more than 3 times compared to the basic series of vaccinations. The risk of infecting someone else is also reduced after a …
Publication date: 06-28-2022About the study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19/about-the-study… will present results on changes in healthcare use, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information … on occurrence of physical and mental symptoms, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information …
Publication date: 06-22-2022