{"id":13868,"date":"2017-09-06T13:35:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/ner\/?p=13868"},"modified":"2017-09-06T19:33:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T19:33:27","slug":"stop-lyme-nahant-public-librarys-statewide-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2017\/09\/06\/stop-lyme-nahant-public-librarys-statewide-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Lyme! Nahant Public Library’s Statewide Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is part of a series on NNLM NER’s funded projects.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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STOP LYME binder, funded by NNLM NER<\/p><\/div>\n

In FY2016-2017, NNLM NER funded Nahant Public Library (MA)’s project STOP LYME! Information for Tick-Borne Disease Identification, Prevention and Patient Care<\/em>. The goal of the project was twofold: (1) to disseminate authoritative information about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases using a wide variety of formats; and (2) to demonstrate that libraries can assist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in distributing state information to the public.<\/p>\n

Knowing that individuals using public libraries have diverse preferences in formats, Nahant Public Library produced a loose-leaf binder to either circulate or be kept at the reference desk; purchased ebooks to be made available through the Massachusetts eBook Collection ;<\/a>\u00a0updated a digital repository\u00a0<\/a>of quality information on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases; and hosted an information panel on identification, prevention and treatment of Lyme disease.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts public librarians responded strongly to the opportunity to receive a binder of reproducible information on tick-borne diseases as a result of this project. Of 370 public libraries, 130 (35%) unique locations requested a binder, either for their circulating collection or as a reference item.<\/p>\n

Looking It Up at the Public Library<\/h3>\n

At the end of the summer, I took advantage of this publicly available resource. After a weekend of gardening and walking in the woods, I discovered a red welt on my leg but no tick. After 24 hours, the welt expanded to a pale pink rash about 2 inches in diameter. I saw my nurse practitioner. That’s when I discovered the imprecise nature of treating potential Lyme disease. There was no tick, but if it was a tick bite… I’d had the bite for more than 72 hours. I had no fever, but I lived in a location with a high incidence of Lyme disease. My nurse practitioner opted for the prophylaxis dose of doxycycline, most likely to appease my concern about future chronic disease rather than evidence-based medicine. The problem is that we do not know enough about Lyme disease for anyone to feel 100% confident about any decision. I do feel confident that I located the best available knowledge at my public library.<\/p>\n

In the STOP LYME! binder, I found these articles to be most useful:<\/p>\n

Wormser GP, et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of lyme disease,
\nhuman granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by
\nthe Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov
\n1;43(9):1089-134. Epub 2006 Oct 2. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct
\n1;45(7):941. PubMed PMID: 17029130.\u00a0https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17029130\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Cameron DJ, et al. Evidence assessments and guideline
\nrecommendations in Lyme disease: the clinical management of known tick bites,
\nerythema migrans rashes and persistent disease. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2014
\nSep;12(9):1103-35. doi: 10.1586\/14787210.2014.940900. Epub 2014 Jul 30. Review.
\nPubMed PMID: 25077519; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4196523.\u00a0https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25077519\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

NNLM NER supports short-term outreach projects to promote quality health information in collaboration with local community organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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