The Climate Cost Project is an organization that encourages Americans to start talking about how environmental change affects specific communities and individuals.

The group recently held a video contest, and first prize in the adult category went to a short video about Lyme disease.

“Lyme on the Rise” was created by recent Smith College graduate Anjali Kumar. It tells the story of two young people from Massachusetts whose lives have been changed by Lyme disease—and links their illness to the degradation of the environment.

You can watch it here:

Lyme on the Rise, 1st Place Adult College 2017 Witnessing Change Video Competition from Climate Cost Project on Vimeo.

Click here to learn more about the Climate Cost Project.

TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s VP for Education and Outreach. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org.