Don't Get Sick! Avoid the Tick!

In 2008, the Northeast District Department of Health (NDDH) was one of only two health departments to receive a $50,000 grant from the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health to conduct a Lyme Disease Prevention and Awareness campaign in Windham County.

Joining efforts with the North Central District Health Department and the Eastern Highlands Health District, NDDH formed the Windham County Lyme Disease Prevention Partnership and provided outreach and educational activities to thousands of people in Windham County.

Lyme Disease is the most frequently reported tick-borne illness in the United States, and Windham County has some of the highest Lyme disease incidence rates in the country. People can become infected through the bite of the black-legged tick (known as the deer tick) that is carrying the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

Here you will find important Lyme disease prevention information that was used during this campaign!