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

KFL&A Public Health is responsible for monitoring food affordability. In 2022, the cost to eat healthy for a family of four (two adults, two children) in the KFL&A region was approximately $1099 per month.

“Our food costing has shown repeatedly that households on low incomes or social assistance struggle to put healthy food on the table and cover other living expenses after paying rent,” said Tracy McDonough, Registered Dietitian at KFL&A Public Health. “Being unable to afford healthy food can...

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New members welcomed to KFL&A Board of Health

KFL&A Public Health is thanking board chair, Denis Doyle for his service as a member of the KFL&A Board of Health for eight consecutive years. Denis’s retirement from the Board of Health also marks the end of a distinguished career in public service and office.

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude to have had the privilege to serve the residents of KFL&A and to be associated with an agency that provides such a diverse and wonderful range of programs and services that promote and protect our...

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Twenty-first annual Jingle Bell Run

KINGSTON – More than 11,000 students and staff from 40 schools in Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) will take part in the 21st annual Jingle Bell Run. Students will be donating a non-perishable food in exchange for a jingle bell and participating in a 1 km festive fit break where they will walk, run or skip around their school or community “with bells on”. This is a partnership between KFL&A Public Health, local school boards, and local food banks to help gather food donations...

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November is Radon Action Month

Kingston – During National Radon Action Month, KFL&A Public Health is encouraging all residents to test their homes for radon.

Breathing in high levels of radon for many years can lead to lung cancer. In Canada, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. The best time to test your home for radon is during the winter months when windows and doors remain closed. Radon testing is simple and inexpensive.

“People are spending more time at home, increasing risk of exposure to radon. Now,...

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Get immunized early against influenza

Kingston – KFL&A Public Health is reminding residents that it is important to get your flu shot to protect yourself and vulnerable people such as the elderly and those who are too young to be immunized. We recommend that all KFL&A area residents, not just the young and the elderly, get immunized early. 

The vaccine will maximize protection against the influenza virus, which is known to cause severe illness and result in hospitalization or even death among previously healthy children, older adults,...

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Statement from local Medical Officers of Health regarding the return to school

The Medical Officers of Health from Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) and Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Public Health (KFL&APH) have released a joint statement regarding the return to school for students and educators.

As local students prepare to return to the classrooms in September, we anticipate that the 2022/2023 school year will proceed with minimal disruptions. Classroom learning continues to offer the best educational, social, and emotional experiences for...

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KFL&A Public Health extends heat warning for Kingston, Odessa, Frontenac Islands, and Napanee

Kingston — Due to high heat and humidex levels, Environment Canada has extended the current heat warning for Kingston, Odessa, Frontenac Islands, and Napanee to include today, Monday, August 8.

A combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have the potential to cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and in some cases death. Maximum temperatures are expected to be near 30 with minimum temperatures in the low-mid...

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KFL&A Public Health issues a heat warning for South Frontenac, Plevna, Sharbot Lake, Sydenham, Tamworth, Bon Echo Park, and Denbigh

Starting today, and continuing through to Wednesday, July 20, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for South Frontenac, Plevna, Sharbot Lake, Sydenham, Tamworth, Bon Echo Park, and Denbigh due to high heat and humidex levels. Daytime high temperatures are expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius with humidex values in the upper thirties. Tonight's overnight low near 20 degrees Celsius will provide little relief from the heat.

A combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your...

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First Case of Monkeypox identified in KFL&A Region

KINGSTON – Yesterday, KFL&A Public Health received the first lab confirm ed case of monkeypox in our region.Contact tracing efforts are complete and case management continues for this individual. The risk to the general public at this time is low.“Monkeypox virus has been circulating in the province for a few months now and we did expect it would arrive in the KFL&A region. There is no increased risk of monkeypox to KFL&A residents deriving from this case,” said Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical...

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Reminder to residents of safe food and water practices during a prolonged power outage

During a prolonged power failure, no electricity to your cold food storage, like your refrigerator and freezer, can be dangerous. Without refrigeration, harmful bacteria can multiply in food, increasing the chances that you could get sick if you eat that food. Water treatment systems may also not be fully working, and so water quality could be affected. There is a possibility that perishable foods could spoil, putting you and your family at risk of getting food poisoning.

Without electrical...

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