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  1. Vaccination against rotavirus

    Rotavirus infections cause thousands of hospitalisations a year amongst young children. Vaccination can prevent a large part of ...

    Advisory report | 27-09-2017

  2. Population Screening Act: the MoederVlekkenKliniek

    The initiator of the MoederVlekkenKliniek (Mole Clinic) wishes to offer low-threshold screening for skin cancer to people with an ...

    Advisory report | 23-08-2017

  3. Physical activity guidelines 2017

    Adults should be physically active at moderate intensity for at least two and a half hours every week and children at least one ...

    Advisory report | 22-08-2017

  4. Wheat and other cereal flour dusts

    Inhalation of wheat flour dust can lead to allergic complaints of the airways and eyes. Bakery workers and workers in the flour ...

    Advisory report | 20-07-2017

  5. Moderation in medical intervention

    For various diseases and symptoms that previously went unrecognised or untreated, medical interventions have now become ...

    Advisory report | 21-06-2017

  6. Healthy green spaces in and around the city

    Recreation in green spaces is important for public health in the Netherlands. However, in recent decades, the opportunities for ...

    Advisory report | 15-06-2017

  7. Vitamin K for infants

    All infants are given vitamin K after birth. A deficiency of this vitamin can lead to bleedings that can cause life-long ...

    Advisory report | 11-04-2017

  8. Population Screening Act: essential terms explained

    Certain forms of population screening have to be licensed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport. This applies, for ...

    Advisory report | 07-03-2017

  9. Screening Act: tuberculosis screening

    In the Netherlands at-risk groups  are screened for tuberculosis  by the Community Health Services. In 2012 the Minister of ...

    Advisory report | 07-03-2017

  10. Vinyl chloride monomer - Health-based calculated occupational cancer risk values

    Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) can cause liver cancer. This is a risk to plastic industry workers who may ...

    Advisory report | 22-02-2017