Illinois Lyme Association (ILA) works in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on TREE™, a grant project for tick research, education, and evaluation in the state of Illinois.
Projects Funded By TREE™
Providing Lyme and tick-borne disease educational presentations to health care providers, high-risk, outdoor workers, hunters, mental health professionals, and more
Creating Lyme and tick-borne disease factsheets and presentations for health care providers, high-risk, outdoor workers, hunters, and mental health professionals, and more
Generating additional online resources and educational materials for ILA’s patient-centered blog
Writing and directing a short film on how to apply permethrin properly
Developing quarterly content for IDNR’s digital publication Outdoor Illinois Journal.
Working with IDNR across a variety of initiatives to increase public awareness about tick-borne diseases
Assisting IDNR by reviewing and updating existing Lyme and tick-borne disease content
Joining forces with INHS Medical Entomology Lab on their free tick identification program for Illinois residents.