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KFL&A Public Health reminds residents to safely enjoy the upcoming solar eclipse
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 12:43 PM
KFL&A Public Health reminds residents to enjoy the upcoming solar eclipse safely. On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Moon’s orbit will position it directly between the Earth and the Sun, causing a solar eclipse. In Kingston, it is expected to be a near-total solar eclipse between 2:09 and 4:34 p.m. The peak of totality, where the sun appears to be completely covered by the moon, is expected to happen from 3:22 to 3:25 p.m.
Looking directly at the sun any time is dangerous, especially during an...
KFL&A community partners announces “What you don’t see – the Person” anti-stigma campaign
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 10:51 AM
Kingston - The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Community Drug Strategy Advisory Committee (CDSAC) and Trellis HIV & Community Care are launching an anti-stigma campaign to increase awareness of substance use stigma and the negative impact it has on people’s lives. The campaign aims to humanize people who use substances and promote understanding and compassion around how trauma lies at the root of addiction.
While developing a community response to the drug poisoning crisis, KFL&A...
Alert: Rise in drug poisonings in the KFL&A area
Posted on Friday, June 30, 2023 03:28 PM
KINGSTON – KFL&A Public Health is issuing an alert to warn residents about a recent rise in drug-involved poisonings and associated symptoms within the KFL&A region. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has also issued a public alert today in relation to a similar increase noted in their area.
Recent information provided by service providers in the KFL&A region indicates a rise in drug-involved poisonings in the past several days. This sudden increase in reported drug-related adverse events is of...
Rise in drug poisonings in the KFL&A area
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2023 01:25 PM
KINGSTON – KFL&A Public Health is issuing an alert to warn residents about a recent rise in drug-involved poisonings and associated symptoms in the last two weeks within the KFL&A region.
Recent data provided by harm reduction and other health service providers indicate a notable increase in drug-involved poisonings in the past two weeks. Partner agencies also report an increase in clients experiencing prolonged deep sedation, and indicators suggest a recent increase in the presence of...
Special air quality statement for Kingston, Odessa and Frontenac Islands
Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023 03:54 PM
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Kingston, Odessa and Frontenac Islands. There is a possibility of deteriorating air quality due to hot and sunny conditions which can cause increasing ground-level ozone concentrations this afternoon in the above regions. Moderate risk air quality health index (AQHI) values are possible throughout this afternoon with the potential of short-term high risk AQHI values for a couple of hours.
The AQHI is a scale designed to help...
The KFL&A Community Drug Strategy Advisory Committee Seeks and Individual or Group to Develop and Implement Multimedia Educational Campaign
Posted on Monday, March 06, 2023 06:00 AM
Monday, March 6, 2023,
Kingston
Request for Proposal for the Anti-Stigma Education Campaign
What Don’t You Know Campaign
The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Community Drug Strategy Advisory Committee (CDSAC) seeks an individual or group to develop and implement a multimedia educational campaign aimed to reduce the stigma associated with substance use in KFL&A.
BACKGROUND
The KFL&A CDSAC was formed in March 2017 in response to rising opioid overdose mortality rates across Canada,...
Cold weather health warning for the KFL&A region
Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2023 06:45 AM
Kingston — With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for wind chill temperatures values of -35°C to -45°C in the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington region, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Cold Weather Health Warning starting tonight into Friday morning and again Friday night into Saturday morning.
Environment Canada issues an extreme cold weather warning in Southeastern Ontario when the temperature or windchill is expected to reach -35°C for at least two hours. When the temperature...
KFL&A Public Health issues a heat warning for multiple areas in the region
Posted on Friday, August 05, 2022 10:00 AM
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Kingston, Odessa, Frontenac Islands, Tamworth, Sydenham, South Frontenac, and Napanee due to high heat and humidex levels. A two-day heat event is expected Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7, 2022. Maximum temperatures are expected to be in the high twenties or low thirties, with minimum temperatures in the low twenties, bringing little relief from the heat. Humidex values are expected to reach the high thirties to low forties.
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Cancellation of KFL&A Public Health programs and services during the afternoon of Thursday, June 23, 2022
Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:00 PM
KFL&A Public Health programs and services, regularly scheduled for Thursday, June 23, are cancelled as staff, management, and board members participate in the agency’s annual recognition event. • Kingston office will be closed on Thursday, June 23 from 12 to 4:30 p.m.Clinic closures on Thursday, June 23 are as follows:• There will be no access to the drop-in naloxone distribution at the main and branch offices during the office closures.• There will be no Quick Test Clinic on Thursday, June 23.
Avian Influenza has been identified in the KFL&A Region
Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2022 09:00 AM
KINGSTON – Avian Influenza A (H5N1) has been identified in the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington region. Avian Influenza is a viral disease that affects mostly domestic poultry and wild birds such as geese, ducks, and shore birds. Wild birds, especially waterfowl, are a natural reservoir for mild strains of avian influenza. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 is known to kill both wild birds and commercial poultry.
The Province of Ontario is working with local,...
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