Since September 2024, the Vineyard Haven library and the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program have presented a series of virtual information programs on tick ecology and tick-borne diseases. Thanks to support from the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, six of the seven recordings are now available with audio in English and Portuguese. The videos were translated and dubbed by the Community Ambassadors program.
Topics include:
- “Virtual Tick Talk: Prevent the Bite” with public health epidemiologists Lea Hamner and Stephanie Barth, August 2025 (English only)
- “Navigating Medicines and Alpha-Gal Syndrome” with Dr. Sachin A. Shah of Pill Clarity (formerly VeganMed), May 2025
- “Tick Ecology, Behavior, and Protection Measures for 2025” with Biologist Patrick Roden-Reynolds of the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, March 2025
- “How to Talk to Your Doctor about Alpha-Gal Syndrome” with Candice Matthis and Debbie Nichols of Two Alpha Gals, Sharon Forsyth of the Alpha-Gal Syndrome Awareness Campaign, and moderator Lea Hamner of the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, February 2025
- “Alpha-Gal Syndrome: The Tick-Bite-Induced Epidemic of Severe Allergic Reactions” with alpha-gal expert Dr. Scott Commins of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 2024
- “Tick-borne Diseases” with epidemiologist Lea Hamner and experts from the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, October 2024
- “Tick Ecology” with biologist Patrick Roden-Reynolds of the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, September 2024
English recordings can be found here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11413322.
Portuguese recordings can be found here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/12018124.
Handouts from some programs are also available by emailing the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org.
