LD Awareness

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Iowa!!

Read Iowa's Lyme Disease Awareness Declaration here

How You Can Help

 - Tell your neighbors about the prevalence of Lyme disease in Iowa and ask them if they check themselves daily for ticks

- Contact the Lyme Disease Association or IA Lyme Disease Network and ask for literature or brochures you can put out on display or share with local organizations.

- Contact us to arrange for a Lyme Disease education talk in your school, organization, or local health fair

- Ask your physician how you can prevent Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

- Advocate for passage of federal and state laws mandating tick-borne disease research

- Volunteer to provide support or visits to someone disabled by Lyme disease

- Ask your local library to purchase books that provide information about Lyme disease prevention and treatment

- Organize a fundraiser that will help promote Lyme disease education and support

Your funds are needed to advance research and science to find a cure for chronic Lyme disease. Funds are also needed to support the organization's educational campaigns.  Click here to see the many ways that you can contribute financially to the fight against Lyme.