Welkom. Wilkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome.This Atlas presents reliable figures and information on the health and well-being of the inhabitants of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (EMR) and Rhine-Meuse-North Euroregion (ERMN).
Comparable cross-border data is essential to accurately assess the needs of citizens living in border regions, where daily life often spans multiple countries for activities like shopping, leisure, work and health care. Without this data it is difficult to develop targeted policies, that address the unique challenges these inhabitants face across national borders.
The EMR border region represents area's in three countries, it includes: the Middle and South of Limburg in the Netherlands, the provinces of Limburg, Liege and the German speaking community in Belgium, and on the German site the Zweckverband Aachen (including Städteregion Aachen, districts of Düren, Heinsberg and Euskirchen).
The ERMN border region represents a part of the border between the Netherlands and Germany. On Dutch side this includes the North and Middle of the province Limburg as well as the communities of Sittard-Geleen, Beekdaelen and Landgraaf (South of Limburg). In Germany this includes the cities Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, and Krefeld, and the districs of Viersen, Rhein Kreis Neuss, and southern part of Kleve.
There is some territory overlap in these two border regions. There are different health regions within these two border regions. More explanation about the different geographival levels which are presented on this website can be found at Sources and Methods.