Center for a Livable Future

New research links living near pig farms to higher risk of antibiotic-resistant infections. Liberal antimicrobial use in agriculture can drive hard-to-treat infections among farmworkers and beyond, raising serious public health and labor concerns. “The use of antimicrobial drugs, in the quantities used in food animal production, poses a risk to human health,” says CLF’s Chris Heaney. Learn more:

Why farm workers need protection from antimicrobial resistance Antibiotic use in agriculture threatens the health of workers and their communities, but there are potential solutions.

We’re excited to welcome the 2026 cohort of the Food Systems & Public Health Fellowship for Journalists at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future! Learn more about the program and check out their bios. https://clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/news/news-2026/johns-hopkins-center-livable-future-announces-2026-cohort-food-systems-and