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Holiday hours for KFL&A Public Health programs and services

The schedule for some KFL&A Public Health programs and services will be modified over the next couple of weeks owing to the holiday season.

Main office – KingstonOur Kingston office will be closed:• Tuesday, December 24, 2019• Wednesday, December 25, 2019• Thursday, December 26, 2019• Tuesday, December 31, 2019• Wednesday, January 1, 2020

All regular programs and services will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Branch office – NapaneeOur branch office in Napanee will be closed:• Tuesday,...

KFL&A Public Health Main Office Closure – Wednesday, December 11, 2019

KINGSTON—The KFL&A Public Health’s main office in Kingston (221 Portsmouth Avenue) will be closed as of 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, and is scheduled to re-open tomorrow, Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

KFL&A Public Health’s offices in Napanee (99 Advanced Avenue), Sharbot Lake (1130 Elizabeth Street), and Cloyne (14209 Highway 41) remain open.

Please call the Kingston office at 613-549-1232 if you have any questions or require assistance. --30--

19th Annual Jingle Bell Run

What: More than 15,000 students and staff from 60 schools in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) will take part in the 19th 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 for...

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

Kingston, ON – Each year, KFL&A Public Health measures the cost of eating healthy in our area.  This year, the cost to eat healthy for a family of four (two adults, two children) is approximately $955 per month. 

“Year after year, the results of the food costing show that people living in households with a fixed or low-income struggle to pay rent, bills and to put healthy food on the table,” said Rachael Mather, Registered Dietitian at KFL&A Public Health. “For many people, the choice is not...

Notice of Board of Health Meeting

For immediate release

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s November meeting will be taking place as follows:Date:                              Wednesday, November 27, 2019Time:                             1:15 p.m. Location:                      221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, Main Boardroom (please enter the main entrance of the building)

A copy of the Board agenda is attached.  Copies of the complete Board agenda,...

KFL&A Public Health and City of Kingston Test Social Housing Units for Radon

On November 11, KFL&A Public Health and the City of Kingston Housing & Social Services Department with support from Health Canada, began sampling radon levels in basement and ground-level social housing units in the City of Kingston and Frontenac County.

Radon detectors are being installed in units by KFL&A Public Health staff and property owners. Detectors will monitor radon gas levels in social housing units for three months. After three months, radon detectors will be collected by KFL&A...

Walk On program starting this month

KFL&A Public Health, in partnership with the City of Kingston and the Limestone District School Board, is offering a free, safe and social indoor walking program for people of all ages to increase their physical activity.

The Walk On program aims to increase physical activity for residents of KFL&A through free access to indoor walking opportunities throughout winter. Walk On is led by trained volunteers and offers a safe, social and accessible walking environment for people of all ages and...

November is Fall Prevention Month

November is Fall Prevention Month

Attend a Free Fall Prevention Presentation

Kingston – Injuries due to falls are a serious public health concern across the lifespan. In Ontario, falls account for 85% of injury-related hospitalizations among older adults and are the leading cause of hospital admissions for children, more than all other injuries combined. 

One in three older adults over the age of 65 and one in two over the age of 80 will have a fall each year.  For older adults, falls can lead to...

Test Your Home for Radon

Kingston, ON – Homeowners in the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington area are encouraged to test their homes for radon. Starting November 1, KFL&A Public Health will be selling certified radon tests for $20. Anyone interested can purchase a radon test at any of our office locations in Kingston, Napanee, Sharbot Lake or Cloyne.  Homeowners may return the test three months later to KFL&A Public Health to have it sent to the laboratory for analysis.  The laboratory will send all homeowners...

Get Immunized Against Influenza

Kingston – The sooner that a person is immunized against influenza, the sooner they are protected from this contagious and potentially dangerous illness. It is also important to get immunized to protect vulnerable people such as the elderly and those who are too young to be immunized. KFL&A Public Health recommends that all KFL&A area residents, not just the young and the elderly, get immunized as soon as the vaccine becomes available. 

“Waiting to be immunized until influenza is in our community...