Free forum on Lyme disease prevention
Greater New Bedford Allies for Health and Wellness holding a Lyme Awareness Community Forum at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, 22 Barstow St. in Mattapoisett on Tuesday, July 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The forum will feature excerpts from “Under Our Skin,” an award-winning documentary on Lyme disease. Experts will offer information, practical tips, tick identification, and resources to help you enjoy a safe and healthy summer.
Speakers include a Lyme aware physician, medical entomologists, a landscape designer experienced with tick resistant materials, a practicing psychologist and member of the Massachusetts State Commission on Lyme disease and International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, and the founder of Lyme Awareness of Cape Cod Coalition.
This event is free and open to the public. For more info, visit G.N.B. Allies for Health and Wellness on Facebook, www.gnballies.org, and www.underourskin.com, or e-mail gnballies@gmail.com.