Here’s #TheTickChallenge!
1| Watch the video
2| Download the song clip
3| Dance!
4| Post & Tag
REMEMBER!
Tag every post with #TickCheckChallenge so that we can find you, support you and help you to raise awareness. If you have a private social media account, send your video – or video link – to us via direct messaging on any social platform. You just might see yourself on our social media channels and website!
Why Do We Need #TickCheckChallenge?
THE PROBLEM:
Tick-borne disease numbers are climbing. Of the estimated 476,000+ people diagnosed with Lyme/tick-borne diseases in the U.S. each year, about 25% are kids. That’s a staggering 326 children diagnosed with these debilitating diseases … each day!
Risk is high. Prevention is low.
Any child who spends time outdoors, lives near the woods, goes to camp, has a dog or cat, plays or watches sports on a grassy field … or simply plays outside at recess or at home is at significantly increased risk. These are things that most children do every day.
Kids should get to be kids.
We have an increasingly high number of engorged ticks being found on kids. An increasingly high number of kids whose lives are being disrupted.
Only 1 in 10 kids performs a tick check after spending time outside. We want that to change with a tool that teaches kids how to find attached ticks faster – before they can transmit disease.
OUR SOLUTION!
An interactive challenge created to help educate and protect people from debilitating tick-borne diseases.
Made especially for kids, our tick check song and video walks kids step-by-step through a proper tick check and does it in a way that is FUN and ENGAGING.
When kids come in from the outdoors, they sing this CATCHY song (trust us, it’s going to stick in your head!) and check their bodies for ticks. They’ll have so much fun with it, they might not realize it’s actually an educational tool.
We invite you (no matter your age) to record yourself performing your own interpretation of a proper tick check. Participating in the #TickCheckChallenge brings light-hearted fun, and an opportunity to spread tick prevention awareness.
Teaching kids to protect themselves is POWERFUL and can PROTECT and SAVE lives.
Show us how you CHECK FOR TICKS!
Let’s Break Down the Steps!
HEAD
HAIR
ARMPITS
UNDERWEAR
KNEES
FEET
ELBOWS
TOES
🎵 CHECK FOR TICKS … TICK CHECK! 🎵
I’m in … Show Me Those Moves Again!
DO YOU DARE 2B TICK AWARE?
➔ Always take prevention measures before going outside. Read the Dare 2B Tick Aware materials for prevention tips.
➔ Do a tick check when coming inside. If you find a tick on you, follow our Tick Removal Tips.
➔ Be aware of early signs of Lyme Disease and tick-borne disease symptoms. Monitor any symptoms and see your doctor.
