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Overdose Prevention Site to host open house

KINGSTON – The Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) at Street Health Centre, a site of Kingston Community Health Centres, is hosting an open house on Thursday, June 28, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. In addition, an information and training session, open to any members of the public wishing to gain more information about the crisis and the influence of trauma as a driving factor in the opioid crisis, is being hosted, in partnership with KFL&A Public Health, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 115 Barrack Street...

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Overdose Prevention Site Funding Announced for Kingston

KINGSTON – The number of opioid overdoses continues to rise across Ontario, and to address this present and growing problem in our community, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care announced funding for an Overdose Prevention Site at Kingston Community Health Centre - Street Health Centre earlier today.

An Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) is a safe, supportive space where people may engage in the supervised consumption of their substances. This supervision reduces the likelihood of adverse...

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2018 Celebration of Dance

Kingston, ON—More than 7,500 local elementary students will dance their way to better health during KFL&A Public Health’s annual Celebration of Dance event.

This year’s Celebration of Dance will feature three sites to accommodate more students wishing to take part in the celebration:

Location: Fairfield Elementary School, 59 Kildare Avenue, Amherstview, ON

Number of students participating: Approximately 2300

Date: Monday, May 7, 2018

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rain date: May 10 or 11

Location:

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[News]: Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s April meeting will be taking place as follows:

Date:                   Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Time:                   1:00 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 below.  Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.

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“Brush Up on the Facts” Campaign Urges Parents to Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy

KINGSTON - KFL&A Public Health, along with the Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD), and Public Health agencies across Ontario, has launched an awareness campaign for Oral Health Month. The “Brush Up on the Facts: Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy” campaign is geared to parents and focuses on the impact dental health has on children’s healthy growth and development. It is also promoting the free dental programs and services that are available for eligible children 0 to 17 years in the...

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Carfentanil found in KFL&A area

KINGSTON – According to community acquired data, local authorities strongly believe carfentanil is circulating the KFL&A area.

Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid not intended for human use, that is similar to fentanyl, but is 100 times more lethal. Depending on the purity of the drug, carfentanil can be more toxic than fentanyl, and 100 times more toxic than morphine. This means carfentanil can be deadly in extremely small amounts.

The contamination of carfentanil and fentanyl in illicit street...

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KFL&A Public Health celebrates National Non-Smoking Week

KINGSTON— In celebration of National Non-Smoking Week from January 21-27, 2018, KFL&A Public Health is encouraging local residents to quit smoking and to share their personal quitting stories on social media by tagging them with #QuitStories.

Britney, a #QuitStories participant, was not ready to quit as a young adult watching her grandmother dying of lung cancer related to her smoking.  Years later, she knew she had to quit when her 2-year-old son started noticing her smoking behaviour.  “I was...

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Disruption of KFL&A Public Health programs and services on Friday, January 12, 2018

KINGSTON—KFL&A Public Health programs and services (including clinics), regularly scheduled for Friday, January 12, 2018 are closed. Regular services and programs will reopen on Monday, January 15, 2018.

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Cold Weather Health Warning Issued for KFL&A Area

Kingston—With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for temperatures to drop below -25°C tonight and periodically through the week into the weekend, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Cold Weather Health Warning for the KFL&A area.

Cold Weather Health Warnings are issued through the media by KFL&A Public Health when the temperature is forecast to be -25°C or colder, when a wind chill of -28°C or colder is forecast, or when extreme weather conditions—blizzard or severe snow storm—are forecast for...

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Holiday hours for KFL&A Public Health programs and services

For immediate release Tuesday, December 19, 2017KINGSTON—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 – Kingston·         KFL&A Public Health’s main office in Kingston will be closed Friday, December 22 to Tuesday, December 26, 2017 and Friday, December 29, 2017 to Monday, January 1, 2018. ·         All regular programs and services will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Branch offices –...

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