State Epidemiologist to Speak on Avoiding Lyme Disease

With springtime hiking and other outdoor activities just ahead, the public is invited to "How Not to Get Lyme Disease." Quarry Hill and Camden Public Library have cosponsored this event for adults age 55-plus on Wednesday, April 16, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. at the Camden Public Library. State epidemiologist Stephen D. Sears, MD, MPH, of the Maine CDC is the featured speaker.

Dr. Sears' talk will focus on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the rampant tick-borne disease. The event is part of Quarry Hill's series, Adventures in Living Well.

Registration is required. To sign up, call Quarry Hill at 230-6116.

For information about future Adventures programs, call 230-6116 or visit www.quarryhill.org/news-and-events.

Quarry Hill

Quarry Hill is Midcoast Maine's premier extended-care community for adults age 55-plus. It is a member of the Pen Bay Healthcare family of services, which also includes Pen Bay Medical Center, Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, and the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Through these organizations, and with a staff of more than 100 outstanding physicians and more than 1,500 healthcare professionals, we are able to provide the people of Midcoast Maine with a continuum of both routine and specialty patient-centered medical services.

To learn more about Quarry Hill, call 230-6116, or visit www.quarryhill.org or www.facebook.com/QuarryHillCamdenMaine.