Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to speak on the resolution that Senator McSally and I introduced to declare January as ``National One Health Awareness Month.'' ``One Health'' is a term used by health experts--including those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--to focus on the connections between human, animal, and environmental health. Our resolution will help raise awareness for the ``One Health'' approach and promote efforts that simultaneously improve the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. By using the One Health approach, global health problems including antibiotic resistance, infectious disease spread, and sequestered medical knowledge can be addressed. Antibiotic resistance is of grave concern for both people and animals. Public health specialists are working with physicians and veterinarians to minimize inappropriate antibiotic usage in their patients. By 2050, according to the United Kingdom's 2014 Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, experts expect that more people will die from antibiotic resistant microbes than die from cancer today. The best way to solve this growing problem is for specialists across a variety of disciplines to collaborate to reduce antibiotic use by promoting good sanitation and developing alternatives for antibiotics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 75 percent of new or emerging infectious diseases in people are spread by animals.…”