Steeds meer kinderen krijgen te maken met overgewicht (Bemelmans, Visscher, Verschuren, & Schuit, 2004). Dit kan ontstaan door ongezonde eet- en drinkgewoontes, ontwikkeld in de vroege jeugd. Om dit tegen te gaan is Sam de Waterman in het leven geroepen, een project dat door middel van activiteiten, …

In 2012/2013 is door het onderzoeksbureau BMC in opdracht van de Vereniging van Gemeenten Mediation onderzoek uitgevoerd naar de stand van zaken van mediation bij gemeenten. Uit dit onderzoek is gebleken dat gemeenten gebruik maken van mediation bij hun handhavingstaken. Opdrachtgever BMC wilde vervolgens …

Van kamer tot kamer is een alternatief op de huidige woonomgeving voor mensen met dementie. Door de ingrijpende veranderingen in ons zorgstelsel komt deze exponentieel groeiende en kwetsbare doelgroep in het geding. De zorg- en leefomgeving van verzorgingstehuizen wordt steeds verder uitgekleed, wat …

Citizen science – the active participation of lay people in research – may yield crucial local knowledge and increase research capacity. Recently, there is growing interest to understand benefits for citizen scientists themselves. We studied the perceived impacts of participation in a public health citizen …

Currently, the engagement of local communities in Health Impact Assessment is becoming more and more important. A scoping review was performed to take stock of visions, methods and experiences in this field. A combined Scopus and Medline search yielded 100 articles in scientific journals. The final selection …

BACKGROUND: Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health …

Stakeholder engagement in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) provides opportunities for inclusive environmental decision-making contributing to the attainment of agreement about the potential environmental and health impacts of a plan. A case evaluation of stakeholder …

Introduction: Learning is essential for sustainable employability. However, various factors make work-related learning more difficult for certain groups of workers, who are consequently at a disadvantage in the labour market. In the long term, that in turn can have adverse health implications and can …