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KFL&A Public Health celebrates National Non-Smoking Week
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018 05:00 AM
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...
Disruption of KFL&A Public Health programs and services on Friday, January 12, 2018
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018 08:30 AM
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.
Cold Weather Health Warning Issued for KFL&A Area
Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 02:30 AM
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...
Holiday hours for KFL&A Public Health programs and services
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 02:00 AM
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 –...
Notice of Board of Health meeting
Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 02:45 AM
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)
A copy of the Board agenda is below. Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.--30--
B O A R D A G E N D A
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:30 p.m. (Boardroom)1...
KFL&A Public Health expands naloxone access as opioid overdoses continue to rise across Ontario
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2017 03:00 AM
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...
[News]: KFL&A Public Health supports plain and standardized packaging for tobacco products
Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 05:00 AM
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...
Board of Health Update for March 2025
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 04:26 PM
The South East Health Unit (SEHU) Board of Health met today in Belleville for their regular monthly meeting. The agenda package is available online.
Merger update
An update on the progress of merger activities was provided to the Board and can be reviewed in the agenda package. The update includes, but is not limited to, the development of a change management strategy, strategic planning by Corporate Services, creation of new branding options based on the results of engagement sessions with key...
Extreme cold weather health warning for the KFL&A region
Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 02:36 PM
Extreme cold weather health warning for the KFL&A region
Kingston — With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for windchill values of near minus 30°C to as low as minus 35°C for the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington region, the South East Health Unit (SEHU) is issuing an extreme cold weather health warning, which will begin tonight and is expected to last into Wednesday morning.
Environment Canada issues an extreme cold weather warning in Southeastern Ontario when the temperature or...
Alarming increase in drug poisonings in KFL&A area
Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2024 03:19 PM
Kingston —KFL&A Public Health is alerting residents to a recent rise in drug-involved poisonings within the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) region.
Since the weekend, local partners, including Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) in Kingston reported a notable increase in apparent drug poisonings. CTS coordinator, Justine McIsaac observed that these overdoses are happening quickly, and that preliminary local drug checking has identified fluorofentanyl in samples tested...
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