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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentResearch into environment and safety-related risk communication
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science/behavioural-and-perception/risk-communication… This research will serve to improve communications about risks and safety. Effective risk communication takes the context and the risk perception of the target group into account. The goal … We support society by providing advice on risk communication, based on scientific insights, to the …
Publication date: 08-22-2024Free vaccination against mpox for risk groups starting in April 2025
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/free-vaccination-against-mpox-for-risk-groups-starting-in-april-2025… and transgender people who have a higher risk of getting mpox can have a free vaccination. They can … and transgender people who have a higher risk of getting mpox. The Minister of Health, Welfare and … Free vaccination against mpox for risk groups starting in April 2025 …
Publication date: 04-15-2025Understanding the degradation of 2D materials: Implications for human health and environmental safety assessment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/understanding-degradation-of-2d-materials-implications-for-human-health-and-environmental… of understanding these degradation processes for the safety assessment of these materials. However, appropriate … of these materials is essential for evaluating risks to both human health and the environment. Types of … Implications for human health and environmental safety assessment …
Publication date: 04-01-2025COVID-19 vaccination: invitations being sent to risk groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/covid-19-vaccination-invitations-being-sent-to-risk-groups… present and may surge again. For people who have a higher risk of serious illness due to COVID-19, the COVID-19 … COVID-19 vaccination: invitations being sent to risk groups …
Publication date: 08-23-2024Commission communication on advanced materials for industrial leadership: measures on safety and sustainability are lacking
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/commission-communication-on-advanced-materials-for-industrial-leadership-measures-on-safety… while acknowledging their human health and environmental risks. The European Commission’s 2024 communication … for implementing timely, anticipatory actions to minimise risks and ensure responsible innovation. Key elements to … the EC in 2022, provides a five-step assessment to identify risks, find safer alternatives, and prevent costly …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Beau
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/beau… developed an international response unit, the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), in 2008. Similar to the MOD operating … its advanced expertise on sampling, analysis and impact assessment of environmental emergencies to the European … back-office expertise in (eco)toxicology and exposure and risk assessment. The EAU is registered as an “other response …
Publication date: 04-11-2025Publication overview of behavioural and perception research into ‘the environment and safety’
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science/behavioural-and-perception/publication-overview… Subdivided into our 4 research areas: Citizen participation Risk and safety perception Risk communication Behaviour … of RIVM to measure air quality and odour nuisance . Risk and safety perception 2025. Public images of a safe and … of citizens. (Dutch report, English synopsis) 2021. Assessment of the needs among hay fever patients carried out …
Publication date: 08-22-2024Research into perceptions relating to the environment and safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science/behavioural-and-perception/perception-research… Through its research into risk and safety perceptions, RIVM contributes to finding … issues. After all, the way in which people perceive the risks and safety in their living environment influences … of safety is therefore just as important for safety as the risks calculated by scientists. …
Publication date: 08-22-2024We remove ticks faster than we did 10 years ago
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/we-remove-ticks-faster-than-we-did-10-years-ago… is better. The sooner a tick is removed, the smaller the risk of contracting Lyme disease. … but… The sooner a tick is removed, the smaller the risk of contracting Lyme disease. ‘The fact that we are … gives us a more accurate picture of the development of the risk of tick bites throughout the year. …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Objectives and activities EURL-PH-VBV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens/objectives-and-activities… NEL- network through training and External Quality Assessment schemes based on identified knowledge gaps and … of activities with target audiences and supporting ECDC/EU risk communication. WP1 has scheduled monthly consortium … related to scientific and technical advice and risk assessment by contributing to ECDC technical reports on …
Publication date: 04-01-2025Summaries of publications on Tobacco and Nicotine products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco/news/summaries-of-publications-on-tobacco-and-nicotine-products… settings, a pattern draw attention to the potential health risks associated with the accidental ingestion of … gap and enhance tobacco control measures. In Vitro Assessment of Translocation and Toxicological Effects of …
Publication date: 04-08-2025Duty to report now applies for tick-borne encephalitis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/duty-to-report-now-applies-for-tick-borne-encephalitis… severe, lasting damage. There is no medicine for TBE. The risk of TBE causing serious disease is very small. Since … disease with a duty to report is a disease that entails a risk to public health. If a doctor or lab identifies an … of the number of people with TBE and find out if there are risk areas for TBE in the Netherlands. TBE has been present …
Publication date: 04-03-2025Current information about mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox/current-information-about-mpox… have sex with men and transgender people who have a high risk of mpox can be vaccinated by the Municipal Public … men (MSM contact) and transgender people who have a high risk of getting mpox can be vaccinated against mpox by the … Service (GGD) is conducting source and contact tracing. The risk of further transmission seems low. Local spread of mpox …
Publication date: 08-26-2024Vector-borne viral diseases (EURL-PH-VBV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens/vector-borne-viral-diseases… on health globally. An estimated 4 billion people are at risk for infections by viruses transmitted by Aedes spp. …
Publication date: 04-01-2025