May 25, 2023
NatCapLyme and McLean Scout Troop Partner at McLean Day 2023
Lewinsville Park, McLean Virginia
May 20, 2023, 11 am -5 pm
McLean Day Festival 2023, McLean’s biggest annual event, drew approximately 10,000+ patrons this year. Event attendees enjoyed music, games, a petting zoo, amusements, exhibitors, information booths, gourmet food trucks, carnival rides, and much more!
NatCapLyme and McLean Scout Troop 128 shared an informational booth and spent the day educating children and their families as well as the public-at-large about tick awareness and prevention. The scouts planned games and activities as a part of their educational outreach.
May 16, 2023
Capitol Hill
As many of us know, May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, but it is also, beginning on, Mother’s Day, National Women’s Health Week 2023. The week is dedicated to encouraging women and girls to make their health a priority. The National Capital Lyme Disease Association (NatCapLyme) joined with Mothers Against Lyme in a combined effort to visit and educate U.S. Senators and Capitol Hill staffers on the gender disparities related to Lyme disease and the impact of congenitally transmitted Lyme disease on mothers, children and families.
Read moreMay 10, 2023
Fairfax County Government Center
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has once again has proclaimed, May 2023, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the county of Fairfax.
The National Capital Disease Association is grateful to Supervisor Pat Herrity and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for its continued commitment of raising awareness of tick-borne diseases. For the past 13 years, Supervisor Herrity has been a leading partner to NatCapLyme and the public-at-large in the effort to bring awareness of Lyme and tick-borne diseases to Fairfax County.
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For almost 20 years, NatCapLyme has been a nationally known advocate for the recognition of tick-borne diseases and for the acknowledgment of the people who suffer from these diseases.
Read moreSince its inception, NatCapLyme has provided support group meetings to Lyme sufferers and their families.
Read moreNatCapLyme authored and petitioned for the passage of the Lyme Disease Testing Information Disclosure Act of 2013, and in 2016, the State of Maryland passed the Lyme Disease-Laboratory Test-Required Notice bill.
Read moreNatCapLyme participated in the creation of a newly formed organization called Partners Against Lyme and Tick Associated Diseases (PALtad). This organization was founded to advocate for and protect the rights of patients suffering from tick-borne diseases.
Read moreNatCapLyme created a new series of highly acclaimed educational print materials on Lyme and tick-borne diseases including our trademarked Tick Busters Series for children.
Read moreNatCapLyme participated as a panel member on numerous Virginia and Maryland Task Forces, which focused on Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
Read moreNatCapLyme was a participant in the Institute of Medicine’s scientific workshop and represented the patient community on a summation panel presenting the patient’s perspective on current gaps in the science and research of tick-borne diseases.
Read moreIn anticipation of the IDSA’s Lyme treatment guideline review hearing at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., NatCapLyme created an awareness campaign using lime green ribbons placed on two of the main thoroughfares entering Washington D.C.
Read moreNatCapLyme held a Congressional luncheon briefing for members of Congress and staff on Lyme and tick-borne diseases. All 535 House and Senate members were invited.
Read moreNatCapLyme engages in a variety of fundraising efforts to accomplish its mission and work on behalf of individuals with tick-borne illnesses.
Read moreTick Busters: Wanted Dead or Alive, NatCapLyme’s newest children’s educational series was chosen as a winner in the Department of Health and Human Services 2021 LymeX Education and Awareness Healthathon Challenge on August 12, 2021.
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P.O. Box 8211
McLean, VA 22106-8211