The Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) is proud to announce our “Fight the Bite” U.S. Tick Borne + Lyme Disease Initiative. With the generous support of a $153k Grant from SC Johnson, our initiative will extend the reach of Lyme Disease and tick prevention through research, educating for prevention of tick bites, and creating TickWise spaces.
In the first year of the initiative ACH will work with ten camps in Wisconsin to educate more than three thousand staff in the provision of care benefiting upwards of 16,000 children. The research obtained and education materials created in the first year of this initiative will be developed in collaboration with medical providers who have an interest and specialization in vector-borne conditions.
ACH’s CEO Tracey Gaslin stated, “We are moved by SC Johnson’s commitment to support our mission to create healthier camp communities. With environmental changes impacting the number of tick-bites reported by camps last summer, SC Johnson is helping to improve the safety of children and their families across the country.”
As a global, purpose-led company, SC Johnson is committed to making the world a healthier place today and for future generations. That means relentlessly bringing their expertise in science, innovation and partnerships to bear on some of the world’s most pressing environmental and health issues like reducing plastic waste, eradicating malaria and assisting in the mitigation of Lyme Disease and vector-borne illnesses.
SC Johnson has a place in our homes, schools, businesses and now at camps across the United States. ACH knows our collaboration with SC Johnson will significantly reduce the public health burden of tick-borne diseases in children, on a scale never seen before.
Stay tuned for updates and educational resources that will benefit your camp. Sign up for our “Fight the Bite” U.S. Tick-Borne + Lyme Disease Initiative project updates HERE.
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