Documents

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Prenatal screening

   The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends offering pregnant women an ultrasound as early as week 13 of pregnancy as a part ...

   Advisory report | 22-12-2016

5. Careful use of disinfectants

   Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...

   Advisory report | 21-12-2016

6. Resistance due to disinfectants - background report

   Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...

   Advisory report | 21-12-2016

7. Screening risk groups for hepatitis B and C

   Screening people with a chronic infection caused by hepatitis B or C virus can best be confined to specific at-risk groups. This ...

   Advisory report | 01-11-2016

8. Dexamethasone. Evaluation of the effects on reproduction, recommendation for classification

   In the present report, the Health Council of the Netherlands reviewed the drug dexamethasone. Man can be occupationally exposed ...

   Advisory report | 18-10-2016

9. Research that makes you better

   Research by university medical centres (umcs) can contribute more to the quality and affordability of care and prevention. This ...

   Advisory report | 12-10-2016

10. Hexavalent chromium compounds

    Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds can cause lung cancer. The Health Council of the Netherlands is of the ...

    Advisory report | 30-09-2016