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the campai gn for environmentally responsible health care

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  12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE  SUITE 680  RESTON, VA 20191 T: 703.860.9790  F: 703.860.9795  EMAIL: [email protected]  WWW.NOHARM.ORG TheHonorableHenryA.Waxman Chairman CommitteeonEnergyandCommerce U.S.HouseofRepresentatives 2125RayburnHouseOfficeBuilding Washington,DC20515  July12,2010  DearRepresentativeWaxman:  HealthCareWithoutHarmispleasedtosubmittheattacheddocumentsfortheRecordonthehearing “AntibioticResistanceandtheUseofAntibioticsinAnimalAgriculture”oftheHouseCommitteeon EnergyandCommerceHealthSubcommittee,July13,2010.WewillsubmitthroughRepresentative Schakowsky.  Sincetheintroductionofthe“PreservationofAntibioticsforMedicalTreatmentAct,”HCWHhas gatheredinformationfromthehealthcaresectorinsupportofthelegislation.Wearesubmittingmore than1000namesofphysiciansandotherhealthcarepractitionerswhohavewrittentosupport legislationthatwouldreduceorprohibitthenon‐therapeuticuseofantibioticsinfoodanimals.Weare alsosubmittingalistofmorethan70hospitalsthathaveindicatedtheirsupportforsuchlegislationby signingapetition.  Inaddition,morethan300hospitalshavesignedtheHealthCareWithoutHarmHealthyFoodinHealth CarePledge,which,amongothercommitments,seekstopurchasefoodsproducedwithouttheuseof non‐therapeuticantibioticsforthehospitalfoodservice,forpatientsandstaff.  Webelievethatlegislationisnecessarytopreservetheeffectivenessofourexistingantibiotics. Antibioticresistantbacterialinfectionsareaseriousconcernforindividuals,communitiesandourhealth caredeliverysystem.Patientssufferlongerillnessesandpayhighermedicalcosts,andhealth practitionersareleftwithlittlemeanstoprotecttheirpatientsorthemselvesfrombacterialinfection. TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionestimatesthat60,000Americansdieannuallyfrom resistantinfections.TheAmericanCollegeofPhysiciansestimatesthat$30billionisspentonthe cumulativeeffectsofantimicrobialresistanceeachyear(including multipledrugregimens,extra hospitaldays,additionalmedicalcareandlostproductivity).  Despitetherisingratesandimmensemedicalcostsofantibioticresistance,antibioticsandrelateddrugs areroutinelyaddedtothefeedoflivestockandpoultrynottotreatdiagnoseddisease,buttopromote fastergrowthandcompensateforunsanitarylivingconditions.In2003,theU.S.InstituteofMedicine/ NationalAcademyofSciencestatedthat"substantialeffortsmustbemadetodecreaseinappropriate

overuse[ofantibiotics]inanimalsandagriculture"andthatdecreasing"antimicrobialusein human medicinealonewillhavelittleeffectonthecurrent[antibiotic‐resistant]situation."  HealthCareWithoutHarmisaninternationalcoalitionofmorethan430organizationsin52countries, workingtotransformthehealthcareindustryworldwide,withoutcompromisingpatientsafetyorcare, sothatitisecologicallysustainableandnolongerasourceofharmtopublichealthandthe environment.FormoreinformationonHCWH,seewww.noharm.org.  Thankyoufortheopportunitytosubmitthesedocuments fortherecord.  Sincerely,  JamieHarvie Chair,HealthyFoodInitiative HCWH  Cc:TheHonorableJaniceD.Schakowsky 

July 12, 2010

Dear Senator or Representative:

On behalf of Health Care Without Harm and the undersigned hospitals and health systems, we urge you to support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (S. 619/H.R. 1549). This legislation is necessary to keep our precious antibiotics working for people when they are faced with potentially life-threatening illnesses. In addition to the hospitals and health systems listed below. PAMTA is supported by a growing number of medical and public health organizations including the American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Antibiotics were one of the greatest medical innovations of the last century. But today, physicians are seeing more and more patients with more expensive, more threatening infections that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The Centers for Disease control estimates that 60,000 Americans die annually from resistant infections. The American College of Physicians estimates that $30 billion is spent on the cumulative effects of antimicrobial resistance each year (including multiple drug regimens, extra hospital days, additional medical care and lost productivity). The Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Science has stated that, “Clearly, a decrease in antimicrobial use in human medicine alone will have little effect on the current [antibiotic-resistant] situation. Substantial efforts must be made to decrease inappropriate overuse in animals and agriculture as well.” Nevertheless, medically important antibiotics and related drugs continue to be routinely added to the feed of livestock and poultry that are not sick, to promote faster growth and compensate for unsanitary living conditions. This unnecessary overuse of antibiotics promotes the development of resistance and as well, undercuts their effectiveness for treatment of sick animals. The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act will protect public health by requiring automatic phase out of the use of seven classes of antibiotics designated as “critically important” or “highly important” in human medicine as agricultural feed additives unless FDA concludes within two years that their use does not contribute to antibiotic resistance affecting humans. Passage of this bill would be an important step in addressing the very real threat of antibiotic resistance and preserving the effectiveness of existing antibiotics for treatment of both human and animal diseases. We urge you to support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act and undertake all measures necessary to ensure its ultimate enactment.

Sincerely, Health Care Without Harm Fletcher Allen Health Care, VT Porter Medical Center, VT Fairview Hospital, MA Covenant Health Systems, New England (14 facilities) Regis Care Center, NY Swedish Covenant, IL St. Luke’s, MN Sacred Heart Hospital, WI Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore , MD Oregon Health and Science University, OR Catholic Healthcare West, AZ , NV, CA (40 facilities) St. Joseph Health System - Sonoma County, CA (7 facilities)

the campai gn for environmentally responsible health care

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12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE SUITE 680 RESTON, VA 20191 T: 703.860.9790 F: 703.860.9795 EMAIL: [email protected] WWW.NOHARM.ORG

Dear Senator or Representative: We, the undersigned nurses, doctors, dietitians and other health practitioners are writing to urge you to support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (S. 619/H.R. 1549). We believe that this legislation is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of our existing antibiotics. Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are a serious concern for individuals, communities and our health care delivery system. Patients suffer longer illnesses and pay higher medical costs, and health practitioners are left with little means to protect their patients or themselves from bacterial infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 60,000 Americans die annually from resistant infections. The American College of Physicians estimates that $30 billion is spent on the cumulative effects of antimicrobial resistance each year (including multiple drug regimens, extra hospital days, additional medical care and lost productivity). Despite the rising rates and immense medical costs of antibiotic resistance, antibiotics and related drugs are routinely added to the feed of livestock and poultry not to treat diagnosed disease, but to promote faster growth and compensate for unsanitary living conditions. In 2003, the U.S. Institute of Medicine/ National Academy of Science stated that "substantial efforts must be made to decrease inappropriate overuse [of antibiotics] in animals and agriculture" and that decreasing "antimicrobial use in human medicine alone will have little effect on the current [antibiotic-resistant] situation." Delaying action only exacerbates the problem. As individuals, we join with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Nurses Association and many other public health organizations. Please support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act and undertake all measures necessary to ensure its ultimate enactment. Sincerely,

HealthCareWithoutHarmPetitionSignerstoDate(1098total) ALABAMA PaulaGasser,RN;Birmingham,AL ElisaMejia,RNBSN/BAInfectionPreventionist; Birmingham,AL MaryPate,RN,DSN;Birmingham,AL MariannSchmitz,MPH,CIC;Birmingham,AL ArleneMorris,RN,MSN,EdD,CNE; Montgomery,AL charleneroberson,RN;montgomery,AL ThomasHodges,CHMM;Opelika,AL HelenWilson,RN,MSN;Wetumpka,AL  ARIZONA DianeGold,RN,MSN,CSN;Clarkdale,AZ GarySpivey,MD;Douglas,AZ SaraGibson,MD;Flagstaff,AZ AprilLaliberte,;Flagstaff,AZ ChandyLeverance,;Globe,AZ DonnaFarney,RD,MS;Goodyear,AZ MichelleDorsey,MD;Mesa,AZ CarlNichols,CDMCFPP;Peoria,AZ JulieSpelman,RDMBA;peoria,AZ CalebLaieski,;Phoenix,AZ KarenPeterson,;Phoenix,AZ ChristopherJentoft,MD;Scottsdale,AZ CarolynMaxon,;Scottsdale, AZ BonnieRoill,RD,MA;Scottsdale,AZ marlenebluestein,md;tucson,AZ KlaraDannar,RN;Tucson,AZ RaymondGraap,M.D.;Tucson,AZ SchuylerHilts,MD,FACP,FACNP;Tucson,AZ JanetHughes,RN;Tucson,AZ SharonMcDonough‐Means,MD;Tucson,AZ FayanaRichards,;Tucson,AZ EveShapiro,MD;tucson,AZ LindaTaylor,;Tucson,AZ BarbaraWarren,MD,MPH;Tucson,AZ  CALIFORNIA JoyceLashof,MD,FACPM;Alameda,CA georgechang,DO;arcadia,CA enavalikov,dvm;bellflower,CA JoelKreisberg,DC;Berekely,CA DavidDresser,;Berkeley,CA ToddJailer,;Berkeley,CA HerculesMorphopoulos,DDS;Berkeley,CA SanghyukShin,MSc;Carlsbad,CA BruceBurdick,MD;Carmichael,CA LucindaCrawford,;ChinoHills,CA CarlaJackson,MPH;Claremont,CA Virginia&WilliamCorzine,;Cloverdale,CA alisonnegrin,;concord,CA RobertGrisnak,RN;DalyCity,CA

July12,2010

TerrieKurrasch,MPH,FACHE;Emeryville,CA KarenArnold,RD;Fairfax,CA AngelLee,;Fremont,CA MikeStarry,MLS;Fresno,CA ArthurSmith,PhD;GardenGrove,CA SanfordNewmark,md;HalfMoonBay,CA TesdsLusher,MD;Healdsburg,CA LorraineMoriarity,RN;Hemet,CA RobertRosenberg,DDS,DScD;Kentfield,CA PedroSun,;lamesa,CA PejmanKatiraei,DO;LomaLinda,CA AmyBlomquist,;LomaMar,CA RobertFrcek,CPA;LosAngeles,CA DawnLee,;LosAngeles,CA LenardLesser,MD;LosAngeles,CA BruceHyman,MD;losgatos,CA StevenFreedman,MD;Martinez,CA OscarFirschein,;MenloPark,CA DavidChittenden,;MillValley,CA stephenpardys,MD;millvalley,CA JESSIEMULLEN,NONE;MONTEREY,CA KathiRandall,RN,MSN,NeonatalCNS&NP‐BC; morenovalley,CA JerryAbajian,MD;Napa,CA KathleenYoung,;Northridge,CA SCOTTAMUNDSON,;OAKLAND,CA EmilyCronbach,MD;Oakland, CA ArthurD'Harlingue,MD;Oakland,CA J.Huston,CEC,CDM,CFPP;Oakland,CA JenniferJackson,M.A.;Oakland,CA JeffreyJohns,MD;Oakland,CA EleanorLuce,MD;Oakland,CA LaurencePlatt,MD,MPH;Oakland,CA CharlesRath,MD;Oakland,CA KimiSchell,;Oakland,CA KathrynWilliams,MD;Orinda,CA DavidCampen,MD;PaloAlto,CA IvanGendzel,MD;PaloAlto,CA JohnMark,MD;PaloAlto,CA DanielAsimusMD,MD;Pasadena,CA MaryHenriques,MPH;Pasadena,CA JohnTsai,MD;Pomona,CA mariannegerson,MD;portolaValley,CA JackKabak,MD;PortolaValley,CA JudithMurphy,MD;PortolaValley,CA AnthonyDeRiggi,MD;Sacramento,CA AlanMoritz,MD;Sacramento,CA HarryWang,MD;Sacramento,CA LeeLipsenthal,MD;SanAnselmo,CA JerriSmith,RDCS;SanBernardino,CA ThomasNewman,MD,MPH;SanCarlos,CA

HealthCareWithoutHarmPetitionSignerstoDate(1098total) AnthonyEarthen,;SanDiego,CA CarolineFrederick,MBA,MS;SanDiego,CA KarmynGarcia,LEEDAP;SanDiego,CA MichaelMae,;SanDiego,CA DanaRiccio,RD;SanDiego,CA cathywise,;sanfran,CA ErinAmerson,MD;SanFrancisco,CA HelenChang,MD;SanFrancisco,CA KarenDuderstadt,PhD,RN,CPNP; SanFrancisco,CA RobertGould,MD;SanFrancisco,CA LisaHartmayer,BS,RN;SanFrancisco,CA SarahJanssen,MD,PhD,MPH;SanFrancisco,CA CathlinMilligan,MD;SanFrancisco,CA ZeljkoMilovanovic,MD;SanFrancisco,CA judithostapik,;sanfrancisco,CA KellyPfeifer,MD;SanFrancisco,CA JoanSaxton,M.D.;SanFrancisco,CA JosephSpaulding,MD;SanFrancisco,CA GeorgeP.Susens,MD,MD;SanFrancisco,CA SusanVickers,;SanMateo,CA LeeFitzGerald,RegisteredNurse;SanRafael,CA DouglasGerstein,MD;SanRafael,CA josephgutstadt,MD‐Ret.;sanrafael,CA SusanClarke,RN;SantaBarbara,CA JohnLaPuma,MD;SantaBarbara,CA JanetLengsfelder,RN;SantaBarbara,CA PatriciaRupel,RN;SantaClara,CA DeaneBussiere,;santacruz,CA lisasegnitz,md;SantaCruz,CA StephanieSinger,RD;SantaCruz,CA SisterJanetCorcoran,;SantaMaria,CA LindaHansen,CDM;SantaRosa,CA MarshaNunleyMD,MD;Sausalito,CA LauraDick,PhD,RD;SouthLakeTahoe,CA TrishaReece,;StudioCity,CA GerriFrench,RD;Summerland,CA EvelynCLundstrom,;Sunnyvale,,CA AliciaBright,CNS,RN;Tiburon,CA AndyCoren,MD;Ukiah,CA AndreaMcCullough,MD;Ukiah,CA MarilynKlakovich,RN;Upland,CA SusanZabo,;Valencia,CA RonaldBieselin,MD;Vallejo,CA SandraRigney,;WalnutCreek,CA MartinBronk,;Woodside,CA  COLORADO JEANNEREISIG,MA;Aurora,CO MichaelVasil,Ph.D.;Aurora,CO SaritSchneider,CNM;Boulder,CO RichardSteinberg,MD;Boulder,CO

July12,2010

DavidHoward,;coloradosprings,CO CarolynCokerRoss,MD,MPH,MD,MPH; Denver,CO RobertaMRichardson,MD;Evergreen,CO LisaHenbest,RN;HighlandsRanch,CO KristiEnnis,;Lafayette,CO FrancisBabineau,PE;Littleton,CO MICHELLEHOSACK,RD;Rifle,CO  CONNECTICUT ConstanceByam,RN;Andover,CT BethanyHricu,RD;Avon,CT EvelynAngry‐Smith,;Bloomfield,CT AnaChambers,;Canton,CT SharonRiccardi,;EastHartford,CT lorrainebarker,;goshen,CT MaryCobb,RN;Guilford,CT SusanPinkham,RD;Hartford,CT NataliaPiendel,;Manchester,CT williamwhitehead,;newcanaan,CT MaryCranley,RN/NP;Oakland,CT NickDeDominicis,;OldSaybrook,CT LisaBurch,LCSW;SouthWindsor,CT MaureenClinton,NCCMHC;Tolland,CT kathleenMcLaughlin,;Tolland,CT GabrielleRiola,RD;Tolland,CT AnneGallagher,;washingtondepot,CT ShellieJones,;Willimantic,CT HeidiKrajewski,;WindsorLocks,CT kathymurphy,RN/MSN;Wolcott,CT  DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA MattAleshire,;Washington,DC HelenHagerty,;Washington,DC ElizabethIde,MA;Washington,DC TamarKlaiman,;Washington,DC MarjorieMcKnight,MD;Washington,DC ShannonPryor,MD;Washington,DC  DELAWARE AnnDarwicki,RN;Bear,DE SarahBucic,MSN,APRN‐BC;DelawareCity,DE KellyRossi,MS,RD;Frankford,DE TishGallagher,RN,PhD,CNE;NewCastle,DE JoyceLinus,NCSN,RN;NewCastle,DE MichelleLauer,RN,MSN,BC;Wilmington,DE christinemadden,Ph.D.(ABD);Wilmington,DE CatherineMaguire,RN,MSN;wilmington,DE SheilaSharbaugh,RN;Wilmington,DE  FLORIDA AdamLIPKIN,MD;ENGLEWOOD,FL NoelleLipkin,ARNP;Englewood,FL CarolOBrien,RNMACNAA;FortLauderdale,FL susanMilette,RN;Ft.Pierce,FL

HealthCareWithoutHarmPetitionSignerstoDate(1098total) BettyFinnk,RN,CIC;Hollywood,FL BrittanyMarshall,;LakeMary,FL susanluck,RN;Miami,FL HILDAWONG,;MIAMI,FL ThomasPerez,R.Ph.;Mims,FL lindamilillowilson,rn,cic;pbg,FL KarenBoothe,RN;pembrokepines,FL conniesherl,RN;PembrokePines,FL MollyDodge,MD;St.Petersburg,FL  GEORGIA EmilyMoore,MS,RD,LD;Albany,GA HannahJacskon,;Athens,GA TiffanyBarrett,;Atlanta,GA ErinBradley,;Atlanta,GA JessicaEnders,RD/LD;Atlanta,GA jessicajohnson,MS,RD,LD;atlanta,GA FrancoiseMaillet,RD,LD;Atlanta,GA LizMcGovern,;Atlanta,GA LynneOmeter,RD;Atlanta,GA JessicaPrincipe,MS,RD,LD;Atlanta,GA KipSlaughter,RD,LD;Atlanta,GA PattiWillard,citizen;Atlanta,GA LisaByrns,RN;Brunswick,GA ElizabethGilchrist, ;Decatur,GA  GUAM LeonoraUrbano,RN;Hagatna,GU  HAWAII KawikaLiu,MD,PhD,JD;Honolulu,HI  IOWA CathyChenard,RD;Coralville,IA patriciafuller,RN;CouncilBluffs,IA AngieTagtow,MS,RD,LD;Elkhart,IA KristinBreitbach,BSN;IowaCity,IA JuliaBuchkina,MD;IowaCity,IA VeronikaKolder,MD,MD;IowaCity,IA christineziebold,MDPhDMPH;IowaCity,IA ColleenClopton,;Jefferson,IA DianeFoster,;Jefferson,IA HayleyHegland,;NorthLiberty,IA MaureenMcCue,MDPhD;Oxford,IA JohnRachow,PhD,MD;Oxford,IA  IDAHO RobinEPattillo,PhD,RN,CNL;Blackfoot,ID  ILLINOIS DebraBergander,;Chicago,IL MarthaBergren,RN;Chicago,IL henrybuehler,;chicago,IL JoseCuevas,Advocate;Chicago,IL DanielleDupuy,MPH;Chicago,IL DonnaNelson,MS,RD;Chicago,IL DanielleThomas,MDcandidate,classof2013;

July12,2010

Chicago,IL MatthewTurner,;Chicago,IL StevenVerzi,;Chicago,IL JudithGibbs,b.s.n.;Decatur,IL CindyFerguson,CHMM;downersgrove,IL RachelGreeley,LCSW;Evanston,IL AlvinPaden,Retired;Evanston,IL LynnetteJones,RD;GlenEllyn,IL KayButler,CDM,CFPP;Highland,IL MaureenAnger,RN;LAkeforest,IL AmySwitzer,RN,MS,CPHQ;Paris,IL RebeccaCrane,RN,MSN,CIC;Quincy,IL elizabethholland,MD;riverforest,IL LauraWenger,RN;Schaumburg,IL SueSchleyhahn,RN;Springfield,IL MaryJohnson,RN;Wheaton,IL MariaSchnaper,RN;Wilmette,IL MartaKeane,;Yorkville,IL  INDIANA StephenAshkin,;Bloomington,IN ChristineCarver,RD,CD;Bloomington,IN Joyce,;Bloomington,IN SHARONRICKETTSWILLIAMS,RecyclingCoor; Covington,IN AnneEBelcher,;Indianapolis,IN AlanBerry,;Indianapolis,IN MaryLouHulseman,MD;Indianapolis,IN EugeneJustus,DO;Indianapolis,IN MariaMadar,BSHealthEducation; Indianapolis,IN CharlesPlatz,MD;Indianapolis,IN HeatherWoods,RRT;Indianapolis,IN arleneshannon,;LaGrange,IN CHERYLCORBIN,RN;LINTON,IN JosephVasta,;SouthBend,IN FredricSalstrom,;St.MaryoftheWoods,IN RhondaBlevins,MT(ASCP),InfectionPreventionist; Waterloo,IN KANSAS AMIRUGHANI,MedicalStudent;KansasCity,KS NicoleTichenor,;Lawrence,KS JillPettis,;Merriam,KS JasmineThompson,;Wichita,KS  KENTUCKY WandaVanLandingham,;Falmouth,KY JamesRoach,MD;Midway,KY  LOUISIANA AlexChoi,;NewOrleans,LA WendyHounsel,;NewOrleans,LA AnnHsieh,MDCandidate2013;NewOrleans,LA krisztianmagyar,;neworleans,LA

HealthCareWithoutHarmPetitionSignerstoDate(1098total) PeggyVerret,RN,MA,BC‐NH;Slidell,LA  MASSACHUSETTS MariannePappaceno,RD,LDN;Abington,MA JenniferTaylor,ASCP;Acton,MA JenniferStinson,RD,LDN;Amesbury,MA samuelgladstone,md;amherst,MA PamelaSierra,OTR;Andover,MA CynthiaSauer,RN;Attleboro,MA DeborahBoudrow,RDLDN;boston,MA KerriHawkins,MS,RD,LDN;Boston,MA LynnLarsen,RD,LDN;Boston,MA SeanPalfrey,MD;Boston,MA julierollins,MA;boston,MA NicholasSambuco,;Boston,MA KateSpeach,;Boston,MA JulieThayer,MPH;Boston,MA KatherineVillers,M.A.;Boston,MA JamesWarth,M.D.,M.D.;Boston,MA LisaFerreira,MS,RD,LDN;Brighton,MA VanessaKane,RD,LDN;...


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