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[News]: Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s April meeting will be taking place as follows:

Date:                   Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Time:                   1:00 p.m.

Location:             221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, Main Boardroom

(please enter the main entrance of the building)

A copy of the Board agenda is below.  Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.

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“Brush Up on the Facts” Campaign Urges Parents to Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy

KINGSTON - KFL&A Public Health, along with the Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD), and Public Health agencies across Ontario, has launched an awareness campaign for Oral Health Month. The “Brush Up on the Facts: Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy” campaign is geared to parents and focuses on the impact dental health has on children’s healthy growth and development. It is also promoting the free dental programs and services that are available for eligible children 0 to 17 years in the...

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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 fentanyl in illicit street...

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KFL&A Public Health celebrates National Non-Smoking Week

KINGSTON— In celebration of National Non-Smoking Week from January 21-27, 2018, 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.

Britney, a #QuitStories participant, was not ready to quit as a young adult watching her grandmother dying of lung cancer related to her smoking.  Years later, she knew she had to quit when her 2-year-old son started noticing her smoking behaviour.  “I was...

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Disruption of KFL&A Public Health programs and services on Friday, January 12, 2018

KINGSTON—KFL&A Public Health programs and services (including clinics), regularly scheduled for Friday, January 12, 2018 are closed. Regular services and programs will reopen on Monday, January 15, 2018.

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Cold Weather Health Warning Issued for KFL&A Area

Kingston—With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for temperatures to drop below -25°C tonight and periodically through the week into the weekend, 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, when a wind chill of -28°C or colder is forecast, or when extreme weather conditions—blizzard or severe snow storm—are forecast for...

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Holiday hours for KFL&A Public Health programs and services

For immediate release Tuesday, December 19, 2017KINGSTON—The schedule for some KFL&A Public Health programs and services will be modified over the next couple of weeks owing to the holiday season.  Main office – Kingston·         KFL&A Public Health’s main office in Kingston will be closed Friday, December 22 to Tuesday, December 26, 2017 and Friday, December 29, 2017 to Monday, January 1, 2018. ·         All regular programs and services will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Branch offices –...

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Notice of Board of Health meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s November meeting will be taking place as follows:

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017Time: 1:30 p.m.Location: 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, Main Boardroom(please enter the main entrance of the building)

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:30 p.m. (Boardroom)1...

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KFL&A Public Health expands naloxone access as opioid overdoses continue to rise across Ontario

For immediate releaseWednesday, November 8, 2017

KINGSTON – The number of opioid overdoses continues to rise across Ontario, and to address this present and growing problem in our community, KFL&A Public Health is working with partners to increase access to naloxone, a life saving medication for those using drugs, and is expanding other harm reduction services.

KFL&A Public Health is now an access point for free nasal spray naloxone kits. The kits will be provided to someone who is “at risk” of...

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[News]: KFL&A Public Health supports plain and standardized packaging for tobacco products

Kingston - Every year on May 31, the World Health Organization and partners around the world celebrate World No Tobacco Day.  Established in 1988, the day is intended to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and to advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. KFL&A Public Health is focussing this year’s World No Tobacco Day on advocating for plain and standardized packaging. 

Many people are not aware of how cigarette packages are used as mini-billboards for...

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