{"id":53,"date":"2025-10-03T15:34:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:39:56","slug":"about-mla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/about-mla\/","title":{"rendered":"About MLA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Vision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Any person affected by Lyme or tick-borne disease can lead a healthy and vibrant life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • To provide a supportive environment for people affected by Lyme and other other tick-borne diseases<\/li>
  • To educate the public and health professionals in the prevention diagnosis and effective treatment of these diseases.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Our Purpose<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Support those people who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease and their families and
      significant others<\/li>
    • To promote the education of health care professionals pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses<\/li>
    • To raise funds for education and prevention involving Lyme disease and tick borne illnesses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      What We Do...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Meet regularly on Zoom<\/li>
      • Support MLA chapters around the state<\/li>
      • Provide credentialed speakers covering a wide range of Lyme-related topics<\/li>
      • Sponsor accredited continuing education courses on tick-borne diseases for physicians and nurses<\/li>
      • Offer scholarships to physicians to attend ILADS physician training<\/li>
      • Host a booth at the Academy of Family Physicians and other medical conferences to introduce physicians to new Lyme disease information<\/li>
      • Present information on tick-borne diseases to the public via large-scale events such as Linwood Days, the Minnesota Horse Expo and Warner Nature Center<\/li>
      • Fall Color Blast, and smaller community-based gatherings<\/li>
      • Accept speaking invitations from private clubs and organizations<\/li>
      • Collaborate with lawmakers and elected officials on Lyme-friendly legislation<\/li><\/ul>

        Minnesota Lyme Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and a Lyme Disease Association affiliate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Our Vision Any person affected by Lyme or tick-borne disease can lead a healthy and vibrant life. Our Mission To provide a supportive environment for people affected by Lyme and other other tick-borne diseases To educate the public and health professionals in the prevention diagnosis and effective treatment of these diseases. Our Purpose Support those…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnlyme.n3rdmedia.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}