SMH Health & Wellness Presentation on Triple E, West Nile Virus & Lyme Disease to be Cablecast on pbACT-20

Speare Memorial Hospital’s very popular Health & Wellness presentation “Triple E, West Nile Virus & Lyme Disease:  Understanding the Threats” will be cablecast on Pemi-Baker Community Access-Channel 20, serving the towns of Plymouth, Ashland, Holderness, Campton, Thornton, Wentworth, Warren, Groton, Rumney and Dorchester, on the following dates/times:

• Wednesday, July 11 at 2 p.m.
• Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m.
• Sunday, July 15 at 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 18 at 2 p.m.
• Thursday, July 19 at 10 a.m.

As Lyme and other mosquito-borne diseases have increasingly made news headlines, the program focuses on education as the key to prevention. Dr. Jason Stull, New Hampshire State Public Health Veterinarian and assistant clinical professor at the University of New Hampshire, has been actively involved in developing a state-wide surveillance, prevention and control program for these diseases.  During the presentation he discusses the origin and prevalence of each of disease in the central New Hampshire area, ways to protect yourself from contracting the disease and what to do if you think you might be infected.  He also answers questions from the audience who were in attendance.

Originally presented on May 16, the program is part of Speare Memorial Hospital’s annual Health & Wellness education and outreach series.  Programs are typically presented September through November and March through May.  The 2007 – 2008 series is currently being developed and dates will posted on www.spearehospital.com as details are finalized.

Speare Memorial Hospital is a 24-hour, acute care, non-profit community hospital and health care provider serving Plymouth and the communities of central New Hampshire for more than a century.