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Kingston —On May 1, 2023, with the approval of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), the operations of three early child development programs at KFL&A Public Health will transfer to KidsInclusive at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). This change will impact preschool speech language, blind low vision, and infant hearing programs. It is anticipated that this transfer will not disrupt the services of these programs as they are already...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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