News

KFL&A Board of Health Issues Resolution to Protect the Environment

KINGSTON – Climate change is causing more extreme weather events such as heavy rains, flooding and prolonged heat waves. With the City of Kingston’s recent declaration of a climate emergency, the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Board of Health is advocating for climate change as a public health issue.

“Climate change has impacts on our health including effects such as temperature-related morbidity and mortality, poor air quality, food and water contamination, altered exposure...

Read more

Carfentanil found in KFL&A area

Carfentanil found in KFL&A area

KINGSTON – According to community acquired data, local authorities strongly believe carfentanil is circulating the KFL&A area.

Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid not intended for human use, that is similar to fentanyl, but is 100 times more lethal. Depending on the purity of the drug, carfentanil can be more toxic than fentanyl, and 100 times more toxic than morphine. This means carfentanil can be deadly in extremely small amounts.

The contamination of carfentanil and...

Read more

IPAC Lapse at a Kingston Dental Clinic

February 13, 2019, Kingston, ON – KFL&A Public Health and a local dentist (in Kingston, Ontario), are working together to contact patients about a potential risk of bloodborne infection. Patients of Dr. K. Luco Dentistry Professional Corporation who received treatment between January 1, 2010 and January 16, 2019 are being advised to make an appointment with their health care provider to discuss testing for bloodborne infections, specifically hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency...

Read more

Disruption of KFL&A Public Health programs and services on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

KINGSTON—KFL&A Public Health offices and all programs and services (including clinics), regularly scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, 2019, are cancelled as of 12:00 p.m. Regular services and programs are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, pending local weather conditions.

-30-

Read more

Cold weather health warning for KFL&A area

KINGSTON—With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for wind chill temperatures to drop below -28°C this evening through Friday, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Cold Weather Health Warning for the KFL&A area.

Cold Weather Health Warnings are issued through the media by KFL&A Public Health when the temperature is forecast to be -25°C or colder, or when a wind chill of -28°C or colder is forecast, or when extreme weather conditions—blizzard or severe snow storm—are forecast for the KFL&A area by...

Read more

KFL&A Public Health celebrates National Non-Smoking Week

KINGSTON— In celebration of National Non-Smoking Week from January 20 to 26 2019, KFL&A Public Health is encouraging local residents to quit smoking and to share their personal quitting stories on social media by tagging them with #QuitStories.

Martha, a local #QuitStories participant, discusses how planning for her future was motivation to quit smoking, “I could remember many moments during my quit smoking journey, thinking about having a family in the future, and how I had to quit smoking to...

Read more

KFL&A Public Health Releases the Cost of Eating Healthy Report

Kingston - KFL&A Public Health has released the 2018 Cost of Eating Healthy Report. Based on the local results of the Nutritious Food Basket annual survey, the cost to eat healthy in 2018 for a family of four (two adults, two children), is approximately $874 per month. Although a decrease of $14 from the 2017 report, the results strongly demonstrate how vulnerable populations with a fixed or low income have difficulty affording healthy food after accounting for rent and other basic expenses. 

Read more

Cannabis: Community Information Session

Bringing experts together to share their knowledge about cannabis with the community

With the recent legalization of cannabis in our communities and across the nation, many people have questions about cannabis. KFL&A Public Health is offering a free community information session where they will bring experts together to share their knowledge about cannabis with the community. Presentations will include laws and enforcement related to cannabis, cannabis addiction, cannabis and how it affects...

Read more

Smoke-Free Ontario Act now includes ban on cannabis and vaping use in specific locations

Kingston – With the legalization of cannabis in Canada and new laws in Ontario, KFL&A Public Health is reminding the public that the smoking of tobacco or cannabis and the vaping of any substance is banned in many places within our community.

Erin Vretteas, Tobacco Enforcement Officer with KFL&A Public Health said that with the passing of the Ontario’s Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act on October 17, 2018, smoking cannabis and the use of vapour products, such as e-cigarettes, is banned in the...

Read more

Soccer leagues awarded for promoting healthier choices

KINGSTON—The Frontenac Soccer Association and Greater Napanee Soccer Club have each won a $500 gift card to Canadian Tire to be used towards new soccer equipment for having the highest number of teams participating in KFL&A Public Health's Super Snacks Challenge.

Soccer leagues, coaches and parents in KFL&A were invited in May 2018 to participate in the Super Snacks Challenge by pledging to bring veggies, fruit, and water as a sideline snack during games to replace sugary snack foods and drinks....

Read more