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The '''Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment''' ([[Netherlands|Dutch:]]''Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu'' or simply ''RIVM'') is a research institute that is an independent agency of the Dutch [[Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport]]. It is a recognised leading center of expertise in the fields of health, nutrition and [[environmental protection]].


RIVM's mission is to promote [[public health]] and a safe living [[Natural environment|environment]] by conducting research and collecting knowledge worldwide. The results are used to support the Dutch government in formulating policy.
RIVM is located in [[Bilthoven]] and employs over 1500 people, many of whom work in multidisciplinary fields.
==History==
RIVM was founded in 1910 when the Central Laboratory for Public Health was created and the present size of the institute is the result of a merger between three government institutes in 1984. RIVM has now become a large, complex organization with many different international links and a range of activities.<ref>[http://www.ciesin.org/IC/rivm/about.html The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)] (at [[Columbia University], [[New York]], [[USA]])</ref>
== RIVM's primary activities ==
RIVM's primary activities are:<ref>[http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/organisatie/ORG1236213/ Search of the Dutch Research Data Base (NOD)]</ref><ref>[http://www.rivm.nl/en/aboutrivm/ About RIVM]</ref>
* Research
* Policy support
* Intervention programmes
* Provision of reliable information to the general public and to professionals working in health care, infectious diseases, the environment, nutrition and safety.
==Organization==
In addition to the usual administrative sections (facilities management, finance, human resources, and communications), RIVM has four major technical divisions and/or centres each of which has a number of subsidiary divisions, centres and/or laboratories:<ref>[http://www.rivm.nl/en/aboutrivm/organization/ RIVM's Organization]</ref>
*Centre for Infectious Disease Control
**Centre for Infectious Disease Control
**National Coordination Centre for Outbreak Management
**Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening
**Laboratory for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
**Microbiological Laboratory for Health Protection
*Public Health and Health Services Division
**Youth Health Centre
**Centre for National Screening Programmes
**Expertise Centre for Methodology and Information Services
**Centre for Public Health Forecasting
**Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research
*Nutrition, Medicines and Consumer Safety Division
**Laboratory for Food and Residue Analyses
**Centre for Biological Medicines and Medical Technology
**Centre for Nutrition and Health
**Centre for Quality of Chemical-Pharmaceutical Products
**Centre for Substances and Integrated Risk Assessment
**Laboratory for Toxicology, Pathology and Genetics
*Environment and Safety Division
**Advisory Service for the Inspectorate, Environment and Health
**Centre for External Safety
**Laboratory for Ecological Risk Assessment
**Laboratory for Radiation Research
**Laboratory for Environmental Monitoring
**Centre for Environmental Health Research
**Expertise Centre for Substances
**National Poisons Information Centre
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.rivm.nl/en/ RIVM's website]

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