We aim to gain a better understanding of context-specific barriers to and facilitators of implementation of integrated care by doing a retrospective assessment of seven years of Embrace. This Dutch integrated person-centred health service for older adults was based on two evidence-based models (the Chronic …

Blog over corona-apps. Inmiddels wordt er vanuit de overheid zelf gewerkt aan een app die de GGD kan helpen bij het contactonderzoek. Dit is dus alleen de app om nieuwe besmettingen te traceren, en niet een app om de gezondheidstoestand te rapporten. Daarbij deelt de overheid de tussentijdse resultaten …

Global climate change is resulting in a wide range of biotic responses, including changes in diel activity and seasonal phenology patterns, range shifts polewards in each hemisphere and/or to higher elevations, and altered intensity and frequency of interactions between species in ecosystems.Oak (Thaumetopoea …

Blog over corona-apps. Het is de bedoeling dat deze apps worden ingezet om nieuwe besmettingen te traceren en/of de gezondheidstoestand te rapporteren aan een arts in de regio. De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens reageerde echter kritisch op de inzet van dergelijke apps en zou afgelopen maandag 20 april beoordelen …

Ever since, the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Northern part of the Netherlands, more specific the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, society faces big challenges in policy-making. Not in the least because the above-mentioned …

Citizens’ initiatives are believed to be a suitable alternative approach to service provision, especially in rural areas where services and facilities are under pressure because of depopulation and the decentralization measures of the state. To date, research has mainly focused on successful examples …

Due to the exhaustion and increased pressure regarding the environmental and political aspects of fossil fuels, the industrial focus has switched towards renewable energy resources. Lignocellulosic biowaste can come from several sources, such as industrial waste, agricultural waste, forestry waste, and …

Teachers and students need good learning environments to perform well. In this study it is pre-supposed that the spatial properties of classrooms can contribute to the quality of the educational process. Thermal, acoustic and visual conditions and indoor air quality (IAQ) may be extremely powerful in …

Rural areas in the northern parts of the Netherlands have lots of potentials to provide a healthy environment for their residents. However, population changes (ageing, outmigration) have a negative impact on the quality of life of residents. The GO!-Method that has been developed by the National Institute …

The consortia pitched their research projects in the morning. In the afternoon there was an excursion to Arnhem.