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KFL&A Public Health launches Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSO) designation

Join KFL&A Public Health in launching an initiative to become a designated Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO).

The BPSO designation program, established in 2003, is an international program that supports the implementation of the RNAO’s Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs), which are long-established standards meant to promote the development of evidence-based cultures at health-care organizations, improve patient and community care...

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Suspected contaminated supply of ecstasy (MDMA) circulating in the KFL&A area

KFL&A Public Health is warning local residents of the increased risk that unregulated drugs thought to be ecstasy (MDMA) may contain unexpected and potent combinations of opiates and benzodiazepines.

The Integrated Care Hub and Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) in Kingston warn that when opiates are combined with benzodiazepines, it slows vital functions such as breathing, significantly increasing the risk of a drug poisoning. Ecstasy (MDMA) is a stimulant, and contamination of the supply...

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Multi-day heat warning issued for KFL&A region

Environment Canada has issued a warning for a multi-day heat event that begins Monday and is expected to last most of the week for the City of Kingston and Frontenac and Lennox and Addington counties. Maximum temperatures are expected to reach between 30ºC to 35ºC, with minimum temperatures falling between 18ºC to 23ºC, bringing little relief from the heat. Humidex values are expected to reach as high as 40ºC to 45ºC during the day and as low as 26ºC to 30ºC overnight. Hot and humid air can...

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KFL&A Public Health reminds residents to safely enjoy the upcoming solar eclipse

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...

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KFL&A community partners announces “What you don’t see – the Person” anti-stigma campaign

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...

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Alert: Rise in drug poisonings in the KFL&A area

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...

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Rise in drug poisonings in the KFL&A area

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...

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Special air quality statement for Kingston, Odessa and Frontenac Islands

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...

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