Create a Lyme Disease Task Force to study and make recommendations in the following areas: diagnosis, treatment, prevention, impact on children, and awareness & public education.
Why is this important?
Due to the debilitating nature of the disease, particularly in its chronic form, people are often forced into long periods of leave from work or school; causing financial burdens on Lyme victims, their employers, and taxpayers. Because the disease becomes harder to treat the longer it is allowed to progress, more effective diagnosis will yield shorter treatment times, and lower costs to all involved parties. It is our hope that the creation of a Task Force in New York State will result in significant progress in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
