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Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022
s) relies on citizens having good knowledge and taking appropriate preventive measures. We assessed current knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and MBV s among adults in Belgium ...
Belgian general practitioners’ perception and use of physical activity on prescription
PAP as a prevention intervention. In Belgium, overall 94,1% of citizens have a referring General Practitioner (GP) or are affiliated with a general practice. There is no national policy on PAP, only ...
Applying and implementing future-oriented methods on a national level; towards enhanced policy and service preparedness to threats in the drugs domain
synthetic opioids (SO) in a number of countries in Europe stresses the need to become better prepared in order to prevent further harm. More innovation and future-oriented strategies are needed to address ...
The European Health Data Space 2: is Europe ready to maximise the re-use of health data?
care of patients but also facilitating research, epidemiology, disease prevention and data-based policy decisions. This workshop aims to provide an overview of the preparedness of MS to join the EHDS for ...
Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
evidence-based prevention programs. In Belgium, this is assessed through self-reported (SR) data from the Belgian health interview surveys (BHIS) in a wide population sample or through objective measures from ...
ESCAIDE 2022: Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience
ensure optimal health crisis management. The RAG, involving permanent (public health) experts supported by specific experts, analyses events causing possible risk to health and proposes prevention and ...
Risk factors and prevention concerning falls among older general practice patients in Belgium, 2019-2020
(2022) Keywords: Accidental Falls prevention primary care Health Topics: Quality of healthcare Qualité des soins de santé Kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg Service: Étude des soins de santé ...
Infection prevention and control in Belgian nursing homes: knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Laure Mortgat; Elisabeth Miller; Els Duysburgh; François Kidd Source: ECCMID 2022 (2022) Health Topics: Healthcare-associated infection Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Zorginfectie I ...
Predictors of nursing-home entry for elders in Belgium
the strongest predictors of NHE. Public health action to reduce NHE of older people should first of all focus on preventive action at middle age which will reduce activity limitations at later age. Key ...
Assessing the endocrine activity of PAHs using the DRE-, ERE- and PPARγ CALUX bioassays
presence of S9 metabolic fraction. Larger compounds like chrysene and benzo(ghi)perylene did not show any activity on the PPAR y receptor which may be the result of sterical hindrance preventing them to ...