The medium and long-term health impact of disasters

This advisory report addresses two questions placed before the Health Council of the Netherlands by the Secretary of State for Health and Welfare:

1. What is known about the prevention, diagnosis, progress and mid-to-long term prognosis of health problems further to a disaster?
2. What is known about the effectiveness (in terms of both response and long-term efficacy) of professional healthcare and counselling services following a disaster?

Committee

• Prof. W.G. van Aken, chair
  Emeritus professor of medicine, University of Twente
• Dr. G.A. van Essen
  General practitioner; Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre, Utrecht
• Prof. B.P.R. Gersons
  Professor of Psychiatry, member of the Executive Board of AMC de Meren; Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam
• Dr. J.M. Havenaar
  Psychiatrist, principle physician GGZ Buitenamstel; Amsterdam
• Prof. R.J. Kleber
  Professor of Psychotraumatology; Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Utrecht
• Dr E. Lebret
  Head of the Centre for Environmental Health Research; RIVM, Bilthoven
• Prof. G.J. Mulder
  Emeritus professor of toxicology; University of Leiden
• Prof. S.A. Reijneveld
  Professor of social health; University Medical Centre Groningen
• Prof. H.G.M. Rooijmans
  Emeritus professor of clinical psychiatry; University of Leiden
• Dr M. de Vries
  Health researcher; Impact, Amsterdam
• Dr J. Withuis
  Historical sociologist, senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation; Amsterdam
• Dr F Woudenberg
  Head of environmental health sciences; GGD Amsterdam
• Dr C.J.M. van den Bogaard, adviser
  Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Hague
• Dr R.R.R. Huijsman-Rubingh, adviser
  Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague
• Dr Y.A. van Duivenboden, adviser
  Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague
• Dr C.J. van de Klippe, secretary
  Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague