Topic: Local County Health Dept. Incompetent ! ! !
Bartenderbonnie
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Wow, my local county health department needs accountability on why they keep dragging their feet on protecting the public on TBI's.
I m so mad right now, I m spitting bullets.(plus I don't feel good).
Last year I called them and asked what they were doing to educate the public on tick diseases. They said they allocate 1,000. $. to print brochures. I said I have never seen any brochures. They said the brochures are located throughout the county and at the county health dept. I asked about the lastest tick sweep results, positive cultures and percentages. (80% positive for Lyme and miyamotoi).
I never did make it down to my local health dept last year to pick up some of these elusive brochures, as I was declining in health. But today I did. Except NO brochures.
They had brochures for quitting smoking, STD's,vaccinations, Zika virus, HIV, teen pregnancy, transportation, drug and alcohol dependence, diseases and inoculation if leaving the county. Nothing about TBI 's.
How is this possible ? Have you ever thought you live in a different rhelm than everybody else ? Why isn't our message getting out ?
My local news stations (4) have a Lyme related story once a week since May. They GET IT ! Local vetenerians are back logged with sick pets. They GET IT ! Emergencies Rooms are recording a 10 fold increase in western blot tests ordered. They GET IT !
So I asked to speak to someone who could help me. Today's conversation with a Health Dept Employee :
Bartenderbonnieadvocate(BbA) : Would you be so kind as to give me 50 brochures on Lyme disease and ticks for me to hand out at my local park ?
Health Dept Employee(HDE) : I don't know what you're referring to. . . We haven't recieved anything from the county or state.
BbA : But I called and was told they would be available to pick up here.
HDE : I m sorry.
BbA : Do you know our county tested positive in 80% of last years tick sweep ? Our county is considered Lyme epidemic ?
HDE : Tick sweep was conducted 15 miles east of here. There is NO confirmed case of Lyme here, that I know of.
BbA : That is absolutely NOT true according to the state's CDC Lyme map, which also states the numbers could be 10 times their amount. Also, animals infected travel great distances so it's here also.
HDE : Not really, we are talking mice that are carriers.
BbA : Any small, medium, or large mammal is a carrier. Along with birds, misquotes, and humans. I came hear to be able to educate my neighbors. I see I am educating you also. I do not blame you for not being current on the lastest outbreaks or research. I blame your department head, who 's job it is to inform his/her staff of evironmental infections and diseases that are detrimental to the public's health. I appreciate being able to have a polite discussion with you, as you can see, it is very important to me.
HDE : May I have your name and phone number ?
BbA : Not at this time, thank you so much.
Anyways, I went on the Lyme association website to order 200 brochures but it wouldn't let me for some reason. Kept taking me back to the home page. Got nowhere on my state health dept. website either.
P.S. I had a bladder treatment today downtown, which is how I ended up in the health department a few blocks away. I m tired.
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Bartenderbonnie
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The only thing that makes me madder than an incompetent public county health department is the federal incompetent and corrupt CDC.
28 days of antibiotics and you're cured. Pure lies.
How wonderful it would be if that were really true.
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Bartenderbonnie
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Update :
Great news ! Just recieved Lyme brochures. Thank you Eva. 💚
Thery are now easily accessible in both my local libraries, post office, area grocery store community message boards, and numerous restaurants and bars along busy commerce corridor.
Oh how I wish I would have seen one of these brochures 4 years ago at the start of my wellness journey.
While it is the legal responsiblity of the county health department to protect its citizens of environmental epidemics, they have failed to do so.
They have the resources to help but refuse to do so. . .
Now I have to go down to the health department to make sure they are stocked with brochures and are displayed so the public is informed and can protect themselves.
Keep treating, keep fighting, never give up.
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Tincup
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So sorry you had to deal with this situation! It has been the same for 30 years.
The health departments are bullied by the CDC to tow the line and because they claim they don't get funding for Lyme, they don't put out anything.
I ran into brick walls for 15 years... yes FIFTEEN years... before I realized there was no way they were going to educate people or help me. Yes, stupid me for believing they should, could, would help. They absolutely won't!
After getting angry over and over and over again, yes, 15 years of it- duh me, I finally decided one day to treat them like a pile of doggie poop on the floor.
What do you do when doggie poop is in your way? You step around it, not IN it.
Since then I've ignored them and worked on educating and helping people MY way. And it still burns my bee hind to be doing THEIR job for them for free!
You are wonderful to have gotten the brochures form Eva and shared them. Excellent work BBA! Please don't stop!
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