Our thanks to our PR Event Coordinator/ Education Chairperson, Dr. Denise Makri-Werzen, PUBH:CH  HP RN/MT(ASCP) CSN/HT  Ph.D. MS BS for sharing this important public health advisory.

o    New Jersey Department of Health has developed a K-12 Tickborne Disease Education Toolkit that includes PowerPoint slides and accompanying scripts, activity sheets and quizzes, and other materials based on appropriate grade level that teachers can easily incorporate into their curriculum to meet the statutory requirements.  

o    If you have utilized the tick toolkit, please click here to take a brief survey and provide feedback.  

o    To access the toolkit, visit: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/vectorborne_ticktoolkit.shtml. For more information, see the attached message.