Logan County Health District

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Be on the Lookout for Tickborne Illness

Bailey McGill , ,

The Logan County Health District (LCHD) is receiving more frequent reports of tick bites as Ohioans are spending more time outdoors during peak times of tick activity. Though some tick species are active throughout the year, the majority of Ohio’s tick activity is reported in the spring, summer and fall. For more information on ticks, tickborne illness in Ohio and how to protect yourself, visit Ohio.Gov/Tick. If a Blacklegged (deer) tick has been attached longer than 36 hours or appears engorged, talk to your healthcare provider about a single dose of doxycycline. Please note that LCHD does not collect ticks from the public for disease testing but can assist in tick identification.

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Community Invited to Review Preliminary Findings of Needs Assessment

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Preliminary findings of the 2020 Logan County Needs Assessment (CHA) are now available and interested
community members are invited and encouraged to take part in a Community Call-to-Action, being held
virtually on Tuesday, February 9th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. by connecting through this Zoom
link https://zoom.us/j/8149935129. At this meeting project partners and community members will review
the preliminary findings report, review progress made since the 2018 CHA, identify and prioritize findings
and begin to discuss action items to address the areas of need, risk and concern identified.

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