Learn How to Protect Yourself and Your Family at this Free Educational Session
If you’ve turned on the television, checked Facebook, or read the paper this summer, you have probably seen ticks (and the diseases they cause) in the news, but do you know how to protect yourself and your family from Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses this summer? Learn the latest information at a free educational session called TICKS…BE AWARE hosted by the Norwalk Health Department on Tuesday, July 11, at 7 pm in the Community Room at City Hall.
Jennifer Reid, Director of BLAST, a nationally recognized program that teaches the most effective actions to avoid tick bites and subsequent diseases, will teach attendees how to avoid tick bites, how to find and remove ticks safely and effectively, how to recognize symptoms of Lyme disease, why it’s so important to seek timely treatment. Jennifer has focused on eradicating tick-borne diseases for almost 15 years, and the information she will present is based on the latest research from the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program at Yale University and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
For more information, contact Donna Schlegel at dschlegel@norwalkct.org or 203-854-7979.
About the Norwalk Department of Health: Under the direction of the mayor, and with valuable guidance from its six-member Board of Health, the Norwalk Health Department provides a variety of services and programs to fulfill its mission: to prevent and control the spread of disease, promote a healthy environment, and protect the quality of life within its changing community. The Health Department achieved accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) in June 2014, demonstrating that it meets or exceeds national public health standards and commits to continuously improve the quality of the services it delivers. More information is available at www.norwalkhealth.com.