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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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