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Other Websites Related to Antibiotic Use and the Environment
The links below are provided for informational purposes only; APUA does not necessarily agree with or endorse the positions and opinions of these organizations.
Food Producer Organizations
Animal Health Institute An industry group representing animal pharmaceutical manufacturers.
National Pork Board An extensive Web site on pigs and pork.
Public Interest Advocacy Organizations
Keep Antibiotics Working A campaign focused primarily on combatting overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. It was launched by a coalition of public health, environmental, consumer, and agricultural advocacy groups.
Center for Science in the Public Interest A public interest advocacy organization that emphasizes the importance of nutrition and food safety; this section describes an antibiotic resistance project including both human and animal use of antibiotics.
Consumers' Union An organization providing unbiased evaluations of consumer products and services, personal finance, health and nutrition, and other consumer concerns; this link connects to information on antibiotic resistance as part of a larger report on livestock operations.
Environmental Defense An environmental group that is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people; this link connects to information about the group's activities designed to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Environmental Media Services An organization devoted to providing journalists with the most current information about environmental issues, with extensive information on antibiotic use in humans, animals, fish and plants.
Humane Society of the United States The nation's largest animal-protection organization seeks to foster respect, understanding, and compassion of all animals as well as the Earth and the environment; this portion of their site features information on antibiotic use in farm animals.
GRACE (Global Resource Action Center for the Environment) This organization works to build links between the research, policy, and grassroots communities to preserve the planet's future and environmental quality; this section has links to more information about public health risks posed by antibiotics used in factory farming.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy A non-profit research organization that promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems throughout the world.
Sierra Club The United States' oldest environmental organization that promotes responsible use of the world's ecosystems and promotes care and restoration of the quality of the natural environment; this link connects to information and media articles about antibiotics used on farms.
Union of Concerned Scientists An alliance of citizens and scientists working for a cleaner environment and a safer world.
U.S. Government Agencies
Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Regulates drugs and food additives given to animals; this page is devoted to information on antimicrobial resistance as well as CVM actions regarding antimicrobials. See also the CVM's webpage on fluoroquinolones and poultry and the Green Book Online.
Environmental Protection Agency Regulates certain use of antimicrobials as pesticides in plant agriculture.
FOODNET A surveillance program coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA; this tracks the occurrence and epidemiology of food-borne diseases in the US.
NAHMS (National Animal Health Monitoring System) A USDA program to collect, analyze and disseminate data on animal health and productivity.
NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System): Enterics A surveillance system to monitor resistance in human enteric bacteria implemented by CDC, FDA, and USDA.
International Government Agencies
Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance A Health Canada group working in coordination with governmental and non-profit organizations to help prevent an increase in antibiotic resistance.
World Health Organization (WHO) An international organization devoted to achieving the highest state of health possible for all individuals; they have a site on anti-infective drug resistance (anti-infective resistance) and on non-human uses of antimicrobials (non-human use).
Medical and Scientific Professional Organizations
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) The nation's largest professional organization in the biological sciences; their site contains conference proceedings, articles, and other materials related to antibiotic resistance.
American Veterinary Medical Association The nation's largest veterinary organization; this site has guidelines for judicious therapeutic use of antimicrobials for animals.
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