New! Public Health Foresight study 2024
In November 2024, the Public Health Foresight Study 2024 (PHFS-2024) was published. The reports and web pages are written in Dutch. As a service to our international readers, we are working on an English translation of the main report. This will be available in early 2025.
Previous edition Public Health Foresight study 2018
The four-year Public Health Foresight Study (VTV) provides insight into the most important societal challenges for public health and health care in the Netherlands. The VTV–2018 consists of four elements: a Trend Scenario, Thematic Foresight Studies, Options for Action and a Synthesis. The Synthesis, published in June 2018, provides an integrated overview of the most important findings. If you have any questions about the VTV-2018, please contact us at [ignore]vtv@rivm.nl[/ignore].
About the Public Health Foresight Study
The Public Health Foresight Study is a product of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). It is commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Various stakeholders from policy, research and health care practice are consulted by RIVM for the production of the Public Health Foresight Study.