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one little bite

COTBDAA President, Monica White shares her personal story of chronic Lyme disease, determination, and resilience.

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Podcast

Monica White, on her years long struggle with Lyme disease and her advocacy as founder of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association

Learn more at wearechaffee.org

(Podcast Publication Date: 4.4.23)

Overview: In this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Monica White, founder of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association.

Monica enjoyed a career as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service for a number of years, and then experienced a life-changing illness that took years just to get support for diagnosis, let alone treatment…Learn more at wearechaffee.org

after over 7 years...

Monica White shares her experience with Lyme disease.

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Outdoor Activity Tick Prevention Choices

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

AWARENESS

Know your risk and learn the signs and symptoms of disease no matter where you live, work, play or travel.

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CLOTHING & GEAR

Dress for prevention. Wear permethrin treated clothing and treat your boots and gear too!

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REPELLENTS

Use EPA approved repellents on skin. Talk to your veterinarian about tick prevention for pets.

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TICK CHECK

Check for ticks frequently when spending time in the outdoors, and when you return to your vehicle or home. Check your pets too!

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Colorado Tick Talks

Provide your outdoor employees, education groups and students with a Colorado Tick Talk! Learn how to protect yourself from tick-borne disease!

Citizen Science

Want to participate in furthering our knowledge of ticks and the diseases they may carry? Participate in the many research programs for tick and disease surveillance!