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Jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands Headquarters Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven Minister responsible Edith Schippers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Agency executive Prof. dr. A.N. (André) van der Zande, Director-general Parent department Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands) | ||
The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Dutch: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu or simply RIVM), is a Dutch research institute that is an independent agency of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
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RIVM performs tasks to promote public health and a safe living environment by conducting research and collecting knowledge worldwide. The results are used to support the Dutch government in formulating its policy. RIVM's primary tasks are:
RIVM is located in Bilthoven and employs over 1400 people, many of whom work in multidisciplinary fields.
History
RIVM was founded in 1910 when the Central Laboratory for Public Health was created and the present size of the institute is the result of a merger between three government institutes in 1984. RIVM has now become a large, complex organization with many different international links and a range of activities.
Organization
In addition to the usual administrative sections (facilities management, finance, human resources, and communications), RIVM has four major technical divisions and/or centres each of which has a number of subsidiary divisions, centres and/or laboratories: