One Health, the environment and antibiotic resistance:

Authors: Durso, Lisa

Submitted to: Waste to Worth Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/4/2019
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Interpretive Summary: This talk will examine issues related to the presence and movement of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes on farms and in fields, and the impact of antibiotic resistance on animal health, animal welfare, human health, and food safety. This approach, where human health, animal health, and environmental health are all considered together is called One Health. A new campaign, called iAMResponsible, includes food producers and processors, consumer, and policy makers in the search for strategies to combat the global health crisis related to resistant pathogens. This talk is an introduction to the One Health concept, with a focus on the environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance. Challenges in communicating across professions and in critically interpreting data related to agroecosystems will be discussed.

Technical Abstract: A One Health approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance involves a multidisciplinary approach that includes human health, veterinary health, and environmental health professionals. The new iAMResponsible campaign led by UNL researchers expands this with the “belief that everyone – food producers and processor, consumers, policy makers and the medical community – shares responsibility for understanding and addressing the antimicrobial resistance global health crisis”. This talk is an introduction to the One Health concept, with a focus on the environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance. Challenges in communicating across professions and in critically interpreting data related to agroecosystems will be discussed.