The Influence of Night-time Noise on Sleep and Health

Sleep is very important. It is therefore understandable that unintentional noise-related disturbance of sleep is a serious problem. Since it is not always easy to reduce disturbing noise, which is frequently associated with activities that are of value to the community at large, such as travel and transport, a debate has arisen regarding the health and well-being implications of sleep disturbance by environmental noise.

Committee

• Professor JJ Heimans, Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Chairman
• M van den Berg, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Directorate General for Environmental Management, The Hague, consultant
• Dr JJ van Busschbach, Erasmus Medical Centre, Institute for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Rotterdam
• JH Granneman, Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
• Dr HME Miedema, TNO Inro, Department of Environment and Health, Delft
• Professor FJN Nijhuis, Occupational Perspective Centre, Hoensbroek
• Professor WF Passchier, Health Council, The Hague, consultant
• Dr H Tiemeier, Erasmus Medical Centre, Institute for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rotterdam
• Professor AJJM Vingerhoets, University of Tilburg, Psychology and Health, Tilburg
• Dr AW de Weerd, Haaglanden Medical Centre, Westeinde Hospital Site, Centre for Sleep and Waking Disorders, The Hague
• W Passchier-Vermeer, TNO Inro, Department of Environment and Health, Delft, and Health Council, The Hague, Secretary