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Health

For many people, health is the most important thing in their lives. This is apparent from long-term research carried out by SCP.

Health status
SCP describes the health status of the Dutch population in its report The Social State of the Netherlands,. Specific groups are targeted in individual reports, for example women in the Emancipation Monitor (Emancipatiemonitor) and the elderly in the Elderly Policy Monitor.

Life situation
SCP also produces regular reports on the life situation of people with an impaired health status. The theme of these reports is the extent to which people with physical or mental impairments make use of formal and informal care provisions. In addition, SCP devotes limited attention to habits that are harmful to health, such as smoking and alcohol consumption.

Research at SCP
Health is a research topic of the Care research group. You will also find information here about current projects and recent publications. At present, the Care research group is exploring what the notion 'health' means to different people and what people do to improve their own health. The research carried out by the Emancipation, Youth & Family research group focuses specifically on the health status of women and non-Western ethnic minorities.

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