Tick Awareness Toolkit

Preventing Tick Bites

Tick-borne Disease

Repellent Q

• Prevent Tick Bite trail signs
• See the Online Order Form
• New! Flickr Album of Trail Signs in MO
• UPDATED! Heartland Virus and Bourbon Virus
• News Release: Bourbon virus and other tick-borne diseases
• Information for Outdoor Enthusiasts
  (Hunter Education Poster)
• Posters(download)
  • Large display exhibit and poster
• Tick Bite Prevention Comic for Summer Campers
• Radio Public Service Announcements
  (PSAs)

• Free! Materials Online Order Form
• Find the Repellent that is Right for You.
• Talking Points (Repellent Q&A)
• Podcast on Repellent Use (instructions to embed video)
• DHSS andCDC E-cards
• Social Media Messaging Facebook Ads
• Media Release Example
• Webinar on Physician Education
• What Every School Nurse Needs to Know About Tick-Borne Disease

The warm weather means tick season in Missouri! Use the toolkit resources above to outfit your public health department with tick-borne illness awareness materials. Ticks can transmit serious, and potentially fatal, illnesses. Many of these illnesses can be effectively treated if they are caught early.

This toolkit includes fact sheets, Facebook ads, and other useful free materials. These materials can help your community learn how to avoid tick bites, use repellent, do tick checks, recognize symptoms of tick-borne illnesses, and know when to seek care from a medical professional.

For more information contact the Office of Veterinary Public Health at 573-526-4780.