The Health Council of the Netherlands
The Health Council is an independent scientific advisory body. It is our task to provide the government and parliament with advice in the field of public health and health/healthcare research.
This website contains the advisory reports we have published to date and provides information about advisory opinions in preparation, our planning and who we are.
Areas of activity
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Optimum healthcareWhat is the optimum result of cure and care in view of the risks and opportunities?
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PreventionWhich forms of prevention can help realise significant health benefits?
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Healthy nutritionWhich foods promote good health and which carry certain health risks?
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Environmental healthWhich environmental influences could have a positive or negative effect on health?
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Healthy working conditionsHow can employees be protected against working conditions that could harm their health?
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Innovation and the knowledge infrastructureBefore we can harvest knowledge in the field of healthcare, we first need to ensure that the right seeds are sown.
It hurts to say goodbye
As of 1 April 2012, Louise Gunning will resign from her position as President of the Health Council of the Netherlands . ‘It hurts to say goodbye,’ she emphasises, ‘it was a difficult decision’. Read more
News
New Anticoagulants: A well-dosed introduction.
15 May 2012 – Currently nearly 400,000 people in the Netherlands are being treated with anticoagulants of a type Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). Read more
Perspectives on oral health care
27 April 2012 – Healthy teeth in a healthy mouth are of great importance to daily functioning and well-being. Read more
Population Screening Act: tuberculosis screening
5 April 2012 – In this advisory report the Health Council’s Committee on Population Screening assesses a licence application for tuberculosis screening. In accordance with the Population Screening Act, a licence is required for population screening involving ionising radiation, which is used for the X-ray photographs in screening for tuberculosis. Read more
EuSANH
The Health Council of the Netherlands is a member of the European Science Advisory Network for Health (EuSANH). EuSANH is a network of science advisory bodies in Europe, which are active in the field of health. Read more
