The Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) is proud to announce our “Fight the Bite” 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.
Infectious Disease / Lyme Disease Course
CDC course on Infectious disease and Lyme Disease. Available through train.org. TRAIN is a national learning network that provides quality training opportunities for professionals who protect and improve the public’s health.
Tick Prevention
Explore tick prevention strategies from the Wisconsin Department of Health
Tick Education
From the CDC: Don’t Let a Tick Make You Sick
Tick Removal
Tick removal video from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Tick Check Graphic
From the CDC. Guidance for checking for ticks.
Repellents
Repellents: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks and Other Arthropods. (Environmental Protection Agency)
Field Guide to Ticks
Regional tick actiivty, and tick identifiation information from the University of Rhode Island Tick Field Guide.
Why Are Ticks on the Rise?
The complex interplay of ticks, their habitats and hosts — along with changes in land use and climate — may be enabling the spread of the pathogens they carry.
Pediatric Lyme Disease Prevention and Treatment
From the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners great info about Lyme Disease
Prevent Tick Bites
Check for Ticks Daily
Wear Repellant