The Vineyard Haven Library has presented a series of informational programs on Tick Ecology and Tickborne Diseases, in collaboration with the Martha's Vineyard Tick Program. All programs have been recorded and are available for viewing on the library's Vimeo channel.
Thanks to support from the Inter Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, these recordings are now available with audio in 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
- Navigating Medicines and AlphaGal Syndrome with Dr. Sachin A. Shah of PillClarity (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 top Alpha-Gal Expert, Dr. Scott Commins of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 2024
- Tickborne Diseases with with epidemiologist Lea Hamner, 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
Visit our English showcase here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11413322
Visite nossa vitrine com áudio em português aqui: https://vimeo.com/showcase/12018124
Handouts from some programs are also available by emailing the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org.

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