Issue Brief
May 8, 2011
The antibiotics our families depend on to treat dangerous infections are rapidly losing their effectiveness, posing a particular threat to our children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases. Part of the problem has been the misuse of these drugs in humans, but another key contributor is antibiotic overuse in food animal production.
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Supermoms Take on Washington to Protect AntibioticsOn May 15, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and the American Academy of Pediatrics hosted a Supermoms Against Superbugs Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., to celebrate and unite these individuals across America who are living this issue and working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for their children and families. More info |
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Bibliography on Antibiotic Resistance and Food Animal ProductionThis bibliography lists the latest published scientific and economic literature concerning the contribution of routine antibiotic use in food animals to the growing public health crisis of human antibiotic resistance. Research on how antibiotic use in food animal production contributes to the growing health crisis of antibiotic resistance dates back more than 30 years. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness Newsletter (2012)"Supermoms" from Maine to Hawaii came to Washington, D.C., this week to press the Obama Administration and Congress to do more to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on America’s industrial farms, a practice that breeds antibiotic-resistant bacteria. More info |
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Meet Our SupermomsWe're excited to introduce you to our "Supermoms," passionate advocates from across the country who are raising awareness about the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production and its impact on human health. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness April Newsletter (2012)Below is your April 2012 newsletter from Moms for Antibiotic Awareness. In this edition: FDA Takes Important Step to Curb Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animal Production. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness March Newsletter (2012)Below is your March 2012 newsletter from Moms for Antibiotic Awarness. In this edition: "Supermoms Against Superbugs" Take Washington By Storm Contest!; FDA Finds Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Meat and Poultry More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness February Newsletter (2012)In this edition: Urgent Action Opportunity: Sign "We The People" Petition, FDA Takes Measures to Preserve Effectiveness of Cephalosporins, and HHIF Staff Visits the CDC. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness January Newsletter (2012)The January, 2012 newsletter for the Moms for Antibiotic Awareness campaign includes the latest news on a new FDA measure banning cephalosporins, a new story about Ruby, a baby affected by foodborne illness, and an update on our growing group of 23,000 supportive moms. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness December Newsletter (2011)The Chicago Public Schools (CPS), through its food provider Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, has begun serving local chicken raised without antibiotics to students in 457 schools. No other district in the nation is serving this kind of poultry regularly at such a scale. More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness October Newsletter (2011)Moms for Antibiotic Awareness October Newsletter (2011) Below is your October 2011 newsletter from Moms for Antibiotic Awareness. In this issue, you will find updates on the release of an important new report on antibiotics in food animal production, information on a critical class of drugs More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness September Newsletter (2011)Since our launch in May, we’ve had more than 15,500 individuals joined Moms for Antibiotic Awareness. More than 1,400 of you have liked us on Facebook and another 3,500 are following us on Twitter. Thanks so much for your support! More info |
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Moms for Antibiotic Awareness August Newsletter (2011)Thank you for joining Moms for Antibiotic Awareness, a group of mothers, fathers, grandparents and others concerned about their family's health. Specifically, we are dedicated to stopping a common industrial farming practice: feeding antibiotics to cows, pigs, chicken and other food animals that are not sick -- the drugs help to compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions and spur faster growth. Unfortunately, this practice is breeding antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can infect people. More info |
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Did You Know? Get the Facts on Antibiotic ResistanceUp to 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used on industrial farms in healthy food animals, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. This makes the U.S. one of the biggest users of antibiotics in food animal production in the world. More info |
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A Mother Fights Against Antibiotic ResistanceChicago-based mother Everly Macario describes her drive to curb overuse of antibiotics after losing her son to an antibiotic-resistant infection. More info |
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Laura Rogers
Director, Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Gail Hansen
Senior Officer, Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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