Moniek Zuurbier

About

2026-current: Senior Scientist at RIVM 2021-2025: Coördinator of the GGD project in LIFE IP NASSCELERATE. Website: https://klimaatadaptatienederland.nl/overheden/life-ip-klimaatadaptatie/ 2020-2025: Coördinator of the Academic Collaborative Centre Healthy Living Environment. Website: https://www.awgezondeleefomgeving.nl/ 2019-2025: Chair of the national GGD working group on climate and health 2010-2025: Researcher and Consultant in environmental health and environmental epidemiology.at Public Health Services Gelderland Midden 2013-2018: Chair of the national GGD working group on air pollution and health 2016-2021: Partner in EU project HEAT-SHIELD: Integrated inter-sector framework to increase the thermal resilience of European workers in the context of global warming (2016-2021). Website: https://www.heat-shield.eu/ 2017-2021: partner in European project ClimApp, Translating climate service information into personalized adaptation strategies to cope with thermal climate stress (2017-2020). Website: http://www.lth.se/climapp/project/ 2011-2015: Programme Manager Academic Collaborating Centre Environmental Health at Public Health Services Gelderland Midden. 2006-2010: PhD project on Commuters' exposure to air pollution and acute health effects, at Public Health Services Gelderland Midden and Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) at Utrecht University. 2003-2006: Coordination of two European projects (PINCHE and CHEST) at Public Health Services Gelderland Midden ) 2002: Graduated with distinction at Wageningen University in Environmental Sciences, specialised in Environmental and Occupational Health (MSc/Ir.). Specialties: Environmental health, Epidemiology, Air pollution, Heat, Health Impact Assessment, Science-policy interface

Experience

• Senior Scientist Environmental Health at RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
  Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

• Coordinator Academic Collaborative Centre for Healthy Living Environment at Academische Werkplaats Gezonde Leefomgeving
  Jan 2020 - Feb 2026 · 6 yrs 2 mos

• GGD Gelderland-Midden (16 yrs 2 mos)
  • Environment and Health Consultant
    Jan 2010 - Feb 2026 · 16 yrs 2 mos

    Consultant / policy advisor in environmental health and environmental epidemiology for five Regional Public Health Services in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel.

  • Program Manager
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2015 · 5 yrs

    Program Manager Academic Collaborative Centre Environmental Health. www.academischewerkplaatsmmk.nl

• Environmental Epidemiologist at National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
  Mar 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

  Working on indicators for healthy living environment

• Scientist at Utrecht University
  Mar 2006 - Oct 2010 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  PhD research on commuters' exposure to air pollution and acute health effects, in cooperation with Public Health Services Gelderland Midden (GGD)