May Declared Lyme Disease Awareness Month
See if your state has joined in May Lyme Awareness & Read the state proclamations.
States and counties throughout the US have proclaimed May Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Many states and counties have taken steps to raise awareness regarding Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Declaring “May Lyme Awareness Month” is one move to help remind people spring is here, ticks are out, prevention & proper education are your best tools to staying healthy.
Proclamations are issued by governors and resolutions are adopted by the legislature. The LDA salutes and thanks all the governors, legislators, Lyme groups, and advocates who have helped raise awareness throughout the year. Your efforts make a difference!
We thank our neighbors to the North for joining in the efforts to prevent the spread of Lyme.
Please click on your state to see what has been done.
| Alabama | Georgia | Michigan | Oregon | Canada – Halifax Cnty | |
| Arkansas | Maine | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada – Wolfville Cnty | |
| Colorado | Maryland | New Jersey | Wisconsin | ||
| Delaware | Massachusetts | New York |
Lyme Disease Association
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Governor John Hickenlooper grants COTBDAA’s request for proclamation….
Buena Vista Colorado Board of Trustee Meeting
Proclamation for May Lyme Awareness Month (First item on agenda)
May 11, 2017
House Concurrent Resolution
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Article: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month (Town of Henolopen Acres)
Delaware Speaker of House Pete Schwartzkopf, Marian Eastman and other Lyme disease advocates
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Proclamation on the left is from the Governor
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Joint resolution from the General Assembly 2017, Also saluting the work on the Lyme Disease Association
May 30, 2008: Joint Resolution designating the month of May as “Lyme Disease Awareness Month.”
Link above is from the NJ state legislature declaring every May Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
(L to R) Assemblyman Sean Kean, LDA Pres. Pat Smith, Assemblyman Dave Rible
NYS Senate and Assembly Pass Resolutions Declaring May ‘Lyme Disease Awareness Month’
Erie County Dutchess County
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Erie County Legislature declares May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month
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Governors Proclamation Chester County Proclamation
PA Senate Resolution (Pg 1 and 2)
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(L to R) Bob Serino; Pat Smith, President, LDA ;Doug Fearn, President, LDA of Southeastern PA
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2017 Senate Joint Resolution 45 / 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 41
Madison Area Lyme Support Group:
May is Lyme Awareness Month in Wisonsin since 2004
Canada, Nova Scotia – Halifax County
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Canada, Nova Scotia – Wolfville County
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https://wolfville.ca/proclamation-lyme-disease-awareness-month-may-2017.html