BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//lymeconnection.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:8cd3dd1c-0393-4531-beb0-3a54daf02b24 X-WR-CALDESC:S.B. NO. 207 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR A LYME DIS EASE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. \n\nTips on Testifying\n\nSign Up: Anyone wishing to testify must sign up the morning of the hearing. Sign up begins at 10:30 a.m. (The line begins forming early in the morning. The b uilding is open 24 hours a day.) Speakers generally follow the order you s ign in. Multiple bills are raised each day. The first hour is reserved for legislators and agency heads or invited guests. Session Begins: 11:30 a.m . \n\nBring 30 copies of your testimony for the committee staff. They woul d appreciate also receiving testimony by email in advance. Email written t estimony in Word or PDF format to KIDtestimony@cga.ct.gov and indicate whe ther or not you will be attending.\n\nTestimony should clearly state testi fier name and bill. Speakers will be limited to three minutes. The Commi ttee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense or al testimony to a summary of that statement. All testimony is public info rmation. \nWhen you are called\, sit at the speaker's desk. You may begin with 'Madam Chair\, Mr. Chairman' (as appropriate) 'and members of the co mmittee.' Introduce yourself very distinctly so the transcriber can unders tand\, and mention your town and the number and title of the bill you'll b e speaking on. In addition\, most hearings and meetings are covered by Con necticut Network (CT-N) for broadcast over local cable access stations.\n \nIndicate right away whether you support the bill\, oppose it\, or are of fering suggestions to improve it. Then explain your reasoning. Keep your r emarks short\; 3-5 minutes is usually enough\, but be sure not to exceed a ny announced time limits. If other speakers have already made your point\, you can say that you agree with\, or want to associate yourself with the remarks of previous speakers. Your views and your name will then be clearl y on record.\n\nIf you can't attend\, email written testimony prior to the hearing in Word or PDF format to KIDtestimony@cga.ct.gov. and specify th at you will not be attending.\n\nSAMPLE LETTER (Personalize as appropri ate. Please include name and town.)\n\nTo: Chairs and Members of the Commi ttee on Children\n\nI am writing in support of Raised Bill No. 207\, AN AC T CONCERNING FUNDING FOR A LYME DISEASE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. I believe the Connecticut Department of Health (DPH) should be awarded $45 0\,000 to implement and sustain a statewide Lyme disease prevention effort combining mass media marketing and community-based education based on the BLAST Lyme prevention model. \n\nSelecting an existing evidence-based pro gram is both efficient and cost effective. The BLAST Program has built na me recognition as well as valuable private\, corporate and public health p artnerships over the past six years. Its recommendations are ones all Con necticut citizens will benefit from. Supporting regional BLAST educators w ith advertising\, public relations and social media marketing is an excell ent strategy to reinforce the key prevention points especially during peak infection months.\n\nBLAST stands for the five most important measures th at people can take to prevent tick-borne diseases by reducing tick bites. \nânâ B stands for bathing soon after spending time outdoors\,\n• L reminds pe ople to look their bodies over for ticks and to remove them properly\,\n• A encourages people to apply repellents appropriately when outdoors\,\n• S s tands for spraying the perimeter of yards at the most effective time of th e year\,\n• T reminds people to treat pets.\n\nThis request for funding com es at a time when citizens are increasingly concerned that forty years aft er the illness was discovered in our state\, Connecticut continues to have one of the highest rates of Lyme disease in the country. The problem is e ven more serious now that we know the same tick species that transmits the agent that causes Lyme also transmits anaplasmosis\, ehrlichiosis and bab esiosis to people. Research has shown\, if employed sufficiently\, persona l protection measures\, and environmental tick-control measures around the home can reduce the number of cases.\n\nWhile Lyme disease is generally a mild illness when diagnosed and treated quickly\, the disease may cause s erious or chronic illness involving multiple body systems\, and this under scores the importance of using prevention measures. People at the highest risk for tick-transmitted diseases\, including Lyme disease\, are children under 10 and adults over 55 years of age. \n\nA commitment of state fund s is needed to implement and sustain a statewide prevention program focuse d on raising awareness of tick-borne disease prevention in 2015.\n\nSincer ely\,\n\nName \nTown and state\n------------------------------------------ --------------\nQuestions about the hearing contact: Committee on Children Clerk\, Alessandra Burgett 860-240-8396.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:5fc74a5263c39ac297435eb5aea675b4 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20151101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3a53229e-5d1a-4f5d-846f-464ef59c5d6c DTSTAMP:20260404T220530Z DESCRIPTION:S.B. NO. 207 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR A LYME DISE ASE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. \n\nTips on Testifying\n\nSign Up: A nyone wishing to testify must sign up the morning of the hearing. Sign up begins at 10:30 a.m. (The line begins forming early in the morning. The bu ilding is open 24 hours a day.) Speakers generally follow the order you si gn in. Multiple bills are raised each day. The first hour is reserved for legislators and agency heads or invited guests. Session Begins: 11:30 a.m. \n\nBring 30 copies of your testimony for the committee staff. They would appreciate also receiving testimony by email in advance. Email written te stimony in Word or PDF format to KIDtestimony@cga.ct.gov and indicate whet her or not you will be attending.\n\nTestimony should clearly state testif ier name and bill. Speakers will be limited to three minutes. The Commit tee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense ora l testimony to a summary of that statement. All testimony is public infor mation. \nWhen you are called\, sit at the speaker's desk. You may begin with 'Madam Chair\, Mr. Chairman' (as appropriate) 'and members of the com mittee.' Introduce yourself very distinctly so the transcriber can underst and\, and mention your town and the number and title of the bill you'll be speaking on. In addition\, most hearings and meetings are covered by Conn ecticut Network (CT-N) for broadcast over local cable access stations.\n\n Indicate right away whether you support the bill\, oppose it\, or are offe ring suggestions to improve it. Then explain your reasoning. Keep your rem arks short\; 3-5 minutes is usually enough\, but be sure not to exceed any announced time limits. If other speakers have already made your point\, y ou can say that you agree with\, or want to associate yourself with the re marks of previous speakers. Your views and your name will then be clearly on record.\n\nIf you can't attend\, email written testimony prior to the h earing in Word or PDF format to KIDtestimony@cga.ct.gov. and specify that you will not be attending.\n\nSAMPLE LETTER (Personalize as appropriat e. Please include name and town.)\n\nTo: Chairs and Members of the Committ ee on Children\n\nI am writing in support of Raised Bill No. 207\, AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR A LYME DISEASE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. I believe the Connecticut Department of Health (DPH) should be awarded $450\ ,000 to implement and sustain a statewide Lyme disease prevention effort c ombining mass media marketing and community-based education based on the B LAST Lyme prevention model. \n\nSelecting an existing evidence-based progr am is both efficient and cost effective. The BLAST Program has built name recognition as well as valuable private\, corporate and public health par tnerships over the past six years. Its recommendations are ones all Conne cticut citizens will benefit from. Supporting regional BLAST educators wit h advertising\, public relations and social media marketing is an excellen t strategy to reinforce the key prevention points especially during peak i nfection months.\n\nBLAST stands for the five most important measures that people can take to prevent tick-borne diseases by reducing tick bites. \n • B stands for bathing soon after spending time outdoors\,\n• L reminds peop le to look their bodies over for ticks and to remove them properly\,\n• A e ncourages people to apply repellents appropriately when outdoors\,\n• S sta nds for spraying the perimeter of yards at the most effective time of the year\,\n• T reminds people to treat pets.\n\nThis request for funding comes at a time when citizens are increasingly concerned that forty years after the illness was discovered in our state\, Connecticut continues to have o ne of the highest rates of Lyme disease in the country. The problem is eve n more serious now that we know the same tick species that transmits the a gent that causes Lyme also transmits anaplasmosis\, ehrlichiosis and babes iosis to people. Research has shown\, if employed sufficiently\, personal protection measures\, and environmental tick-control measures around the h ome can reduce the number of cases.\n\nWhile Lyme disease is generally a m ild illness when diagnosed and treated quickly\, the disease may cause ser ious or chronic illness involving multiple body systems\, and this undersc ores the importance of using prevention measures. People at the highest ri sk for tick-transmitted diseases\, including Lyme disease\, are children u nder 10 and adults over 55 years of age. \n\nA commitment of state funds is needed to implement and sustain a statewide prevention program focused on raising awareness of tick-borne disease prevention in 2015.\n\nSincerel y\,\n\nName \nTown and state\n-------------------------------------------- ------------\nQuestions about the hearing contact: Committee on Children C lerk\, Alessandra Burgett 860-240-8396.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150205T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150205T180000 LOCATION:Room 2B\, Legislative Office Building\, Hartford\, CT SUMMARY:Committee on Children Hearing:Bill #207 for Lyme Prevention END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR