Documents

1. Population Screening Act: research into calcium score and risk of cardiovascular disease

   Based on the Population Screening Act (WBO), the research proposal of the Erasmus MC into the association between atherosclerosis ...

   Advisory report | 14-11-2017

2. Population Screening Act: risk model studied during screening for colorectal cancer

   The Committee on Population Screening of the Health Council of the Netherlands advises the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport ...

   Advisory report | 31-10-2017

3. 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 ...

   Advisory report | 24-10-2017

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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