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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: 12-16-2025Responsible 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: 12-19-2025Publications on tobacco and nicotine products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco/publications-on-tobacco-and-related-products… herbal mixtures in the waterpip e (Dutch) 2017 Waterpipe: Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when using (Dutch) 2016 E-cigarette factsheet 2014 Risk assessment of the shisha-pen (Dutch, with English … (Dutch report, English synopsis) 2016 The health risks of e-cigarettes to bystanders (Dutch report, English …
Publication date: 03-21-2023What does RIVM do about plastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics/what-does-rivm-do-plastics… on the following topics Updated human and environmental risk assessments RIVM is working on an integrated risk assessment to include a classification of plastics and …
Publication date: 03-02-2023QMRAwell
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water/tools/qmrawell… was developed to provide information on how to conduct a risk analysis. For drinking water produced from groundwater, the risk analysis includes the following: Vulnerability assessment of groundwater production sites; Calculating the …
Publication date: 03-14-2023New 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: 12-18-2025Non-genotoxic carcinogens
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/non-genotoxic-carcinogens… a novel animal-free approach to improve carcinogenic hazard assessment while using fewer animals. … will lead to a better, mechanism-based prediction of the risk of non-genotoxic carcinogenicity due to chemical … A comprehensive view on mechanistic approaches for cancer risk assessment of non-genotoxic agrochemicals Luijten, M., …
Publication date: 03-23-2023News and activities WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition 2018
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-nutrition/news-and-activities/2018… Centres and other academic institutions that focus on NCD risk factors and surveillance in Moskou. RIVM’s … discussion: an overview of WHO/Europe’s priorities in NCD risk factors and surveillance, proposed research projects … October 2018: Expert Consultation on Trans-Fatty Acid Assessment WHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland. Eliminating …
Publication date: 03-06-2023SUPREME
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/supreme… Wageningen University (WU) will carry out the nanotoxicity assessment in collaboration with RIVM. WU is a leading … RIVM has substantial experience in nanotoxicology and risk assessment. Professor Flemming Cassee (RIVM) and Dr Hans …
Publication date: 03-14-2023Machine 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: 12-18-2025Overview of AMR surveillance studies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/overview-of-amr-surveillance-studies… of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, the assessment of incidents and the provision of support for …
Publication date: 03-06-2023VAC2VAC Publications
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/vac2vac/publications… MHN. Development of a cell line-based in vitro assay for assessment of Diphtheria, Tetanus and acellular Pertussis …
Publication date: 03-22-2023Research, 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: 12-16-2025Flu
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/flu… can become very ill from flu? Some people have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus. They may … can get the flu more than once. Some people have a higher risk of getting flu. This applies especially to people who … the Netherlands: the flu vaccine . People who have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu can get a …
Publication date: 03-16-2023Improved 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: 12-11-2025CAN.HEAL
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/can-heal… better counselling of family members regarding the cancer risk. The arm of ‘Genomics for Public Health’, will further … the application of novel insights on estimating cancer risks in healthy populations by polygenic risk score analysis within population-wide interventions as …
Publication date: 03-09-2023