Media Advisory: New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Host Tick-Borne Disease Summit

Where:
School of Public Health – University at Albany
1 University Pl, Room 110A, Rensselaer, NY 12144

When:
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Time:
10:00 a.m.

What:
Governor Cuomo has directed the Department of Health to establish a new working group on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases comprised of representatives from professional organizations, academic institutions, and local health departments. The working group will join participating state agencies to review New York State's current initiatives and make policy recommendations on actions that New York State can take in the next one to three years to advance prevention, diagnostics, and other best practices.