As of Jan. 1, 2025 Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit have merged to form the South East Health Unit.
The South East Board of Health functions under legal authority of the Health Protection and Promotion Act and is responsible for ensuring KFL&A Public Health meets the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services and Accountability.
The board of health works to ensure that all residents of the KFL&A region have access to public health programs and services.
The board of health comprises municipal and community appointees. The current board of health has eighteen members:
| Title and designation | Municipality |
|---|---|
| Mayor Jan O’Neill, Chair | Municipality of Marmora and Lake – County of Hastings |
| Councillor Judy Greenwood-Speers, Vice Chair | County of Frontenac |
| Dr. Jeffrey Allin | Provincial Representative |
| Mr. Stephen Bird | Provincial Representative |
| Councillor Conny Glenn | City of Kingston |
| Mayor Robin Jones | Village of Westport |
| Councillor Sean Kelly | City of Belleville |
|
Reeve Richard Kidd |
Township of Beckwith |
|
Councillor Anne-Marie Koiner |
Town of Gananoque |
| Councillor Michael Kotsovos | City of Quinte West |
| Councillor Peter McKenna | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Councillor Jeff McLaren | City of Kingston |
| Ms. Melanie Paradis | Provincial Representative |
| Dr. David Pattenden | Provincial Representative |
|
Ms. Barbara Proctor |
Provincial Representative |
| Councillor Bill Roberts | County of Prince Edward |
| Mr. Chris Seeley | Provincial Representative |
| Warden Nathan Townend | Lennox and Addington County |