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Effective Outreach and Educational Strategies for Mosquito Control Symposium

Effective Outreach and Educational Strategies for Mosquito Control Symposium

24 - Una Carta de Amor: Loving and Using Educational Ideas from Other Districts

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM AST
Location: 202
Abstract: School- and community-based educational outreach are core components of a well-designed integrated pest management approach to mosquito and vector control. Various agencies have thoughtfully designed engaging information materials and presentations, and many are willing to freely share their materials and presentations with others. This presentation will be a ‘love letter’ focusing on some of the amazing resources that other agencies are now also using. Highlights will include Puerto Rico Vector Control District/Lee County Mosquito Control District’s mosquito life cycle storybook that tells the Aedes aegypti life cycle in a kid-friendly way, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District’s ‘Grandmother Mosquito’ picture book that highlights mosquito control efforts, and Marin-Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District’s specially designed mosquito aquaria for easily showing classes and the public the mosquito life cycle. The presentation will also include information about how to become involved in our informal group of educators from across the US (and beyond) who meet virtually a few times a year to share ideas, resources, and information about best practices for mosquito education.

    Presenter(s)

  • Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Public Health Education and Outreach Officer
    San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District, California, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • AM

    Andrea McKinney

    Public Outreach Specialist
    Collier Mosquito Control District, Florida, United States

  • JP

    Judith Pierce, MPH

    Public Outreach Coordinator
    Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District, California, United States