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Health risks of night shift work
In the Netherlands about 1.3 million people sometimes or regularly work at night. Night shift work disrupts the day-night rhythm ...
Vaccination against rotavirus
Rotavirus infections cause thousands of hospitalisations a year amongst young children. Vaccination can prevent a large part of ...
Work programme
Each year, the Health Council draws up a work programme containing an overview of the issues that will form the subjects of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Moderation in medical intervention
For various diseases and symptoms that previously went unrecognised or untreated, medical interventions have now become ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...