Resources For Educators Archives - Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA)

Children & Tick-Borne Disease

November 6, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Children & Tick-Borne Disease Children are at risk of tick exposures both within Colorado and when traveling out of state, or country. Children can be exposed through play, sports, camps, school field trips, contact with pets and other family activities. Ticks that transmit Lyme and increasing numbers of co-infections are as tiny as a poppy seed and may be easily missed. Encouraging patients, especially parents, to practice prevention and conduct ticks checks for their children is a critical part of preventative health care. Pregnancy & Perinatal Transmission of Diseases Some diseases, including Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, and others may be transmitted congenitally from mother to child during pregnancy, meaning it can cross the placenta, both infecting and causing harm to your unborn child, even when mothers...

For Educators

January 28, 2017

Resources For Educators

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Resources for Educators Tick Safety for Outdoor Education Outdoor education is so important to the development of our children. Part of this education is safety. Whether educating children in the outdoors or within the classroom, it is important to teach awareness of ticks and the potential impacts of tick-borne diseases. Tick bites may transmit diseases that can make you or your students sick. Some of these infections can be very serious if not detected and treated promptly and properly. Prevention measures should always be taken when working with children in outdoor education programs or when attending field trips where they may encounter ticks or biting insects. Prevention Resources Colorado Tick Talks: COTBDAA offers kid friendly tick awareness and education programs as well as providing educational materials to take home through our...

Printable Resources

April 23, 2017

Lyme Aid 4 Kids, Resources For Educators, Resources For Parents & Children, Resources For Providers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] BROCHURES Brochures are FREE to download and print in their entirety for your personal use or we will mail free brochures which can be ordered in quantities from one (1) to 200 maximum order with a $10.00 donation to cover shipping fees. Please indicate how many brochures are desired at checkout. NEW! ABCs & 123s of Lyme disease for parents, educators and school nurses! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="20949" img_size="" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://coloradoticks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/COTBDAA_TB_Prevention-Brochure_2026.pdf"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][lvca_spacer][lvca_spacer][vc_column_text css=""] Download and Print Colorado Tick Check Prevention Brochure [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="20952" img_size="" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://coloradoticks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/COTBDAA-FINAL-TickCheck_Brochure_Spanish_2026.pdf"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][lvca_spacer][lvca_spacer][vc_column_text css=""] Descargue e imprima el folleto de prevención de Chequeo de garrapatas de Colorado [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="20953" img_size="" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://coloradoticks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Colorado-Tick-Check-Kids-2026.pdf"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][lvca_spacer][lvca_spacer][vc_column_text css=""] Download and print Colorado Tick Check - FOR KIDS! Brochure [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="20960" img_size="" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://coloradoticks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Colorado-Tick-Check-Kids-Spanish_2026.pdf"][/vc_column][vc_column...

Reports-Books-Films-Recordings

February 23, 2017

Resources For Educators

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reports-Books-Films-Recordings [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reports [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="18462" img_size="medium" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]2025 MyLymeData Chart Book Capturing information about patients with chronic Lyme disease that was previously unknown.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="9062" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]2022 Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group- 3rd Report to Congress To view full subcommittee reports and public meetings visit the HHS-TBDWG webpage[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="4664" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]NIH Strategic Plan for Tickborne Disease Research View NIH press release here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="4672" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]2018 Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group- Report to Congress To view full subcommittee reports and public meetings visit the HHS-TBDWG webpage[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="6870" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016 To view CDC Vital Signs summary and fact sheet visit the CDC webpage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Books [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_separator type="full-width" color="#565656"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_gallery...

Financial Assistance

January 28, 2017

Lyme Aid 4 Kids, Lyme Disease, Resources For Educators, Resources For Parents & Children, Resources For Patients, Resources For Providers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Financial Assistance Diagnosis, testing and treatment for Lyme and other tick-borne infections are expenses often not covered by insurance. These financial burdens are frequently devastating to individuals or families dealing with these diseases and can make access to care unaffordable or even impossible for some. Below are a few resources for financial assistance:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="17397" img_size="" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://coloradoticks.org/national-lymeaid-4-kids-la4k-program/"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][lvca_spacer][lvca_spacer desktop_spacing="15" tablet_width="960" tablet_spacing="30" mobile_width="480" mobile_spacing="10"][vc_column_text css=""] LymeAid 4 Kids: In Memory of Pat Smith LymeAid4Kids In memory of the Lyme Disease Association’s (LDA) president Patricia V. Smith, the LDA has transferred ownership of their LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K) fund to Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA) to continue the granting program to provide monies for children in need of Lyme testing and treatment. This program will remain a national level program administered...

Colorado Tick Talks

November 11, 2016

Prevention, Resources For Educators

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Colorado Tick Talks Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association offers safety information and education for those who are working and/or playing in the outdoors and run the highest risk of contact with ticks. Colorado Tick Talks serve to provide tick education, prevention, and awareness information to assist with increased health and safety practices of your employees, groups, or students or other public. For Adults Our adult programs focus on increasing awareness of the risks of tick exposures, prevention measures, proper tick removal, the identification of ticks, and recognition of tick borne illness within Colorado and across the country. Our program includes ecology of the tick, the vectors involved, the infections, and how to best protect yourself from infection. These programs can be tailored to meet the individual needs of your agency,...

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Lyme Disease

Babesiosis

Anaplasmosis

Heartland Virus

Colorado Tick Fever

Borrelia miyamotoi

Ehrlichiosis

Powassan Virus

Rickettsia

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Tularemia

Tick Borne Relapsing Fever

STARI

Pacific Coast Tick Fever

Bourbon Virus

Bartonella

Q-Fever

Tick Paralysis

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Children & Tick-Borne Disease

For Educators

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Reports-Books-Films-Recordings

Financial Assistance

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