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The data layer: the importance of sources critical appraisal
collected at regional or national level? Are there mechanisms for yearly or periodic updates? To establish the most accurate national prevalence estimates for each outcome, we often need to adjust for data ...
Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance- Yearly report- 2024
wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance project. The project is funded by the federal and regional (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité (AVIQ), Vivalis and Departement Zorg) health autorities. The activities described ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders, 2024
to extract estimates for any part of the Flemish Region in a flexible manner. As collecting the necessary data on this fine-scale level poses a challenge, a parallel track of calculations was set up, ...
Ketamine, a new (or old) kid on the block: A comprehensive three-year spatio-temporal study in Belgium through wastewater-based epidemiology
spatio-temporal trends. Daily 24-h composite IWW samples were collected from 26 locations across the northern part of Belgium (Flanders and Brussels region), every Monday and Wednesday in 2023 (n = 716). Additionally, ...
Applying foresight methods at the national level in the field of substance use: Experience from the DRUGPREP project
the results will be presented. Policymakers across all levels (local, regional, federal) have been active participants in the foresight activities and workshops. The link to policymaking has been ...
Be.well.pro survey to measure work-related mental well-being of professionals from the healthcare and welfare sector
2022- 2023. Methods The Be.well.pro survey was developed based on existing surveys and input from stakeholders. It was tested in a pilot study among 2960 respondents from eight Belgian regions with integrated ...
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study
of its three regions (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia). Results During the study period, 10% (536 716/5 342 110) of the Belgian adult population included in our study sample was not vaccinated with ...
Health information system assessments: Opportunities for international collaboration
information infrastructure has not been set up. Currently, the EU funds a joint Health Information Network with WHO Euro. Building regional infrastructures for public health and NCDI / MH monitoring and ...
Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
observed among unemployed and younger individuals, as well as those living alone, in the Walloon Region (South of Belgium). Overall, people with a low level of resilience or a low level of social support ...
The ambitious plan to integrate genomics and patient data in the surveillance of infectious disease and AMR in Belgium: Experiences from be.Prepared
intended to integrate pathogen and patient data from clinical labs from the moment of validation, with genome data from the reference labs and available patient data, all the way to reporting to regional and ...