Dr. Alexis Chesney will discuss "Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases" over Rockingham Library zoom on Wednesday, April 7 @ 6 p.m. With more people heading outside for exercise and safe- distance comradery, knowing how to prevent these diseases is more important than ever. Dr. Chesney will review the various ticks found in North America and the disease-causing pathogens that they carry. She'll discuss the signs and symptoms of the most common tick-borne diseases and provide strategies for preventing tick bites. At the end of her presentation, there will be time allotted for Q & A near the end of this program.

Dr. Chesney is a naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, author and educator. She works full-time at Sojourns Community Health Clinic and has a small part-time private practice. She enjoys getting to the root cause of complex chronic illness and partnering with patients to find wellness and balance in their lives. Her book Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases is available for purchase from Sojourns Community Health Clinic, your local bookstore, Amazon, and Indiebound. It received a starred review from Library Journal.

This program is part of a series: "Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change" at Rockingham Library sponsored by a grant from the American Library Association. The EPA states that "warming temperatures associated with climate change are projected to increase the range of suitable tick habitat and are therefore one of multiple factors driving the observed spread of Lyme disease." Preventing tick-borne diseases is but one of many ways to create community resilience in the face of future climate change effects. To receive an invitation to this Zoom discussion, email programming@rockinghamlibrary.org or call the library at 802-463-4270. Leave your phone number and email address. For those who do not have a computer, there is an alternative method of joining Zoom through a phone call. Please note that there might be a phone charge for this.

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