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New master’s in Population Health Management
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden University will start a new two-year English-taught master’s programme in Population Health Management (PHM) on 1 September 2021. The programme, which has been given the green light by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO),…
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Laurens van Gestel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.c.van.gestel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roos van der Vaart
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.van.der.vaart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Adriaanse appointed professor of Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management
What determines healthy behavior and how do you promote healthy choices and routines? These are a few questions currently being addressed by Marieke Adriaanse, recently appointed Professor of Behavioral Intervention in Population Health Management at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC).
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webinar Population Health Management
Study information
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Health
How can you work as healthily and safely as possible? Also during and just after your pregnancy? What should you do if you unexpectedly fall ill?
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Summer School Population Health Management 2022
Conference
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Health insurance
Are you an international researcher working for Leiden University? Please note that you probably are legally obliged to take out health insurance. Here you will find if you need a public or a private health insurance, and how to apply for it.
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Eduard Schmidt
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.e.t.schmidt@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Sandra van Dijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
sdijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3913
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Health insurance
If you wish, you can take part in the collective health insurance scheme offered by Leiden University and Zorg en Zekerheid. This scheme offers a collective discount, for you and your family.
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Inkomen en afkomst zijn risicofactoren bij kans op hart- en vaatziekten
Nederlanders met lage inkomens lopen tot 1,5 keer meer risico op het krijgen van een hartaanval of beroerte dan rijkere landgenoten. Bij Surinaamse Hindoestanen is dit risico 1,9 keer hoger. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LUMC en het HagaZiekenhuis. Nederlandse artsen kijken tot nu toe niet naar deze…
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Akinyinka Akinyoade
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701
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Mental health
The most common problem areas PhD students face are listed below, as well as how one can begin to fix these problems.
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Health and Safety Coordinators
At many university locations the health, safety and environment tasks are coordinated by the General Services Department (UFB). You can contact your health and safety coordinator (HSE coordinator) for advice and information on working conditions. In most cases, the HSE coordinator also acts as prevention…
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team will analyse a large patient database to identify links between violence and other health problems. ‘Violence can also be an expression of other factors,’…
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Confidential advisers, health & safety
The University wants you to feel comfortable, healthy and safe in your job and in your work environment. Sometimes that is not always the case. For example, you might be confronted with undesirable behaviour, or you might have issues in the workplace. If you want to discuss issues with someone other…
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A fair balance: health data protection and the promotion of health data use for clinical and research purposes
PhD defence
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group
People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is one result from the first systematic review of longitudinal studies following their study population from before to during the first eighteen months of…
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Indigenous populations’ major political impact in Latin America: (Re)shaping the nation-state in Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, and Perú
Lecture, PCNI Roundtable
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Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery)
Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, scientists, civil servants and other professionals discussed how South Holland can become healthier. The Healthy Society Map makes it clear where there are…
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Health Campus The Hague: working together for better health and care
Better health for all the residents of The Hague region. This is the mission of Health Campus The Hague – formerly LUMC Campus The Hague. Eight partners – the LUMC, Leiden University, the municipality of The Hague and five healthcare institutions (see box) – are collaborating intensively in healthcare…
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Leiden Leadership Lunch: COVID-crisis or COVID-opportunity?
Building on the idea to “never waste a good crisis” the Leiden Leadership Centre reflected on what we can learn from the COVID-crisis and what kind of leadership opportunities we can identify during the Leiden Leadership Lunch of Friday 12 March. The luncht was the first of a three-part series of events…
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Margot van der Doef
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3987
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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New centre of expertise makes placebo research accessible for healthcare and society
Positive expectations about treatment increase the likelihood of success. The new Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden is therefore promoting research on the placebo effect and offering expertise and training for care providers. At the opening, the founders demonstrated their VR communications…
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Can a health insurer refuse you if you have poor health?
It appears from a study conducted by Independer and Q&A Research that at least one in five Dutch people think you can be refused basic health insurance if you have health problems.
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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’
Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support services, policymakers and residents are joining forces. What are the results of this transdisciplinary approach?
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Jyothi Thrivikraman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.k.thrivikraman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Judith Tommel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.tommel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aart Hendriks
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.c.hendriks@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8590
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm asked again to advise Minister of Health
The Minister has requested urgent advice from Sombroek-van Doorm in relation to the vaccination of children aged between 5 and 12 years against COVID-19.
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NWA grant for health law as part of NWA Cure4life
Mirjam Sombroek, Aart Hendriks and Martine de Vries (LUMC) will work on mapping the ethical and legal aspects of gene therapy. The aim is to establish a best practice of how society can best deal with these therapies. For example with guidelines on how to regulate, reimburse and make these therapies…
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Sarah Hinman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.e.hinman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9327
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Not everyone has health goals top of mind
Preventing or delaying disease often requires lifestyle changes, which turns out to be difficult. Valentijn Visch and Sandra van Dijk are researching how to help people change their behaviour.
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Mirjam Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children
Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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Joining forces for a Healthy and Happy The Hague
Numerous of enthusiastic administrators, professionals, policy makers, and citizens gathered last week for an assembly organised by ‘Gezond en Gelukkig Den Haag (in English: Healthy and Happy The Hague). They discussed a different approach to health, health care and society, while exchanging best pr…
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health
For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and to what extent health problems change over the period: from before and after their detention.
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Desiree Hooi
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.j.hooi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michel de Ridder
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.j.j.de.ridder@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rosalinde Spitters
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.j.b.spitters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3850
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn appointed as Professor Law and Health
Starting 1 October 2022, Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn has been appointed as Professor Law and Health.
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Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
Even though it is generally known that Autism and ADHD are more common in men, and depression or anxiety disorders are more common among women, it is still not well understood if, how and when sex differences impact neurodiversity and mental health. To better understand this complex issue, 25 international…
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How ‘sleeping’ microorganisms can determine the fate of a population
Microorganisms that temporarily ‘go to sleep’ play an important role in the evolution and survival of a population. Mathematician Shubhamoy Nandan conducted research on the effect of this characteristic called ‘dormancy’ in a novel mathematical model.
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Mirjam Sombroek appointed member of Health Council
By Royal Decree, Mirjam Sombroek van Doorm was appointed as a member of the Health Council of the Netherlands as of 1 January 2024. She has joined the standing committee for Ethics and Law as well as the temporary Brain Injury through Sports Committee. The Health Council of the Netherlands is an independent…
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Catherijne Knibbe
Science
c.knibbe@antoniusziekenhuis.nl | +31 71 527 6329
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Leiden University signs health and wellbeing agreement for city of Leiden
Healthy and active Leideners and a smoke-free generation. These are the main ambitions of the Leiden Health and Wellbeing Agreement that was signed online by 40 partners on 19 April. Leiden University will also be drawing on its broad expertise to help realise the ambitions.
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Laura Pape
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.m.pape@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1780
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Mirko Forastiere
Science
m.forastiere@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727