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[News]: KFL&A Public Health to Host Information Workshop on Opioids

Kingston - On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., in the Cafetorium at Loyalist Collegiate Vocational Institute (L.C.V.I), KFL&A Public Health is hosting an information evening on opioids for parents and caregivers to find out what they need to know to keep children and youth safe within our community.

Illicit fentanyl, a highly potent opioid, has been confirmed in our area in a variety of fake prescription pills and other street drugs, such as cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, and marijuana. ...

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[News]: Local Young Adult Quits Tobacco and Wins a wouldurather… Contest Grand Prize

KINGSTON – KFL&A Public Health, in partnership with the provincial organization, Leave the Pack Behind, hosted the annual wouldurather… contest for young adults in the KFL&A region.  The contest aimed to motivate young adults to quit tobacco for good, to cut back on their smoking, to party without the smoke, or to stay tobacco-free for a chance to win up to $5,000 in cash.  The six-week contest has come to an end and a grand prize winner has been selected!

Congratulations to Sandra Evoy, for winning...

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Robin Hood brand All Purpose flour recalled due to E. coli 0121.

Robin Hood brand All Purpose flour recalled due to E. coli 0121. This recall was triggered by findings by CFIA during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

Additional information is available on the Government of Canada website. 

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[News]: Imported Case of Measles in Kingston is a Reminder to Be Up-to-Date with Vaccines

Kingston - An illness in a person who recently travelled to South Asia is in fact a case of measles, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health has confirmed.  The agency worked closely with local physicians and with Public Health Ontario Laboratory to identify and to confirm the case.  Measles is common in the part of the world that the patient visited, and poses a risk both to travellers to that area and to local residents when a case is imported on return to Canada.

“Being...

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Notice to Restaurants and Retail Establishments Selling or Serving British Columbia Oysters in Ontario

On February 2, Ontario’s Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a public advisory* informing Ontarians of gastrointestinal illness linked to the consumption of oysters. 

Public health officials in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia continue to receive reports of diarrhea and vomiting, including confirmed norovirus illness, associated with the consumption of raw and lightly cooked oysters sourced from harvesting areas in British Columbia. The investigation of these illnesses is ongoing and...

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Do we really know how healthy our children are? New study finds important gaps in the health data for Ontario's children and youth

Kingston, March 9, 2017 - Researchers from local public health agencies in Ontario have identified important gaps in health data for Ontario’s school-age children and youth.  The findings are the result of a year-long research project examining the need for data of good quality to monitor the health of children and youth in the province of Ontario.  The study was funded by Public Health Ontario as part of the Locally Driven Collaborative Projects (LDCP) program, and organized by public health...

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ALERT: Potential Risk of Overdose from Counterfeit Prescription Pills

Kingston –Today, KFL&A Public Health is issuing an alert to warn residents about fentanyl contaminated counterfeit prescription medications and illicit drugs found in the KFL&A region. It is suspected that illicit fentanyl counterfeit drugs found in Kingston may have been involved in recent life-threatening overdoses. Toxicology laboratory testing will be conducted to confirm the contents of these drugs.Counterfeit pills can be manufactured to look almost identical to prescription opioids (i.e.,...

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Dr. Kieran Moore appointed Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health

Kingston, March 2, 2017 - The KFL&A Board of Health has appointed Dr. Kieran Moore as the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Moore has been the Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH) at KFL&A Public Health since 2011, while also holding the roles of: Program Director, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Queen’s University; Professor, Department of Emergency and Family Medicine, Queen’s University; and attending physician at Kingston General...

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Preparing for a Mass Opioid Overdose: Community partners come together

Kingston, February 27, 2017 - A sudden spike in opioid overdose across the nation is prompting local community health partners to be ready to respond in the event of a mass opioid overdose.  KFL&A Public Health, Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit, and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, with support from the South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and Public Health Ontario, are participating in a one-day emergency preparedness exercise.

Several cities throughout Canada and...

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KFL&A Board of Health Elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2017

Kingston -The KFL&A Board of Health has elected Mayor Denis Doyle as Chair and Mr. Wess Garrod as Vice-Chair as its officials for 2017. 

“I am very honoured that my colleagues on the Board of Health have elected me as Chair for 2017,” said Mayor Denis Doyle. “I am looking forward to working with them, and our very professional and capable staff, to deliver effective public health programs, to ensure that the level of health enjoyed by the residents living in Kingston, and across the Counties of...

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