Southeast Public Health is 10 months into its merger of three local public health agencies, and the process is beginning to show some real-world impacts. Article content

In late 2023, members of boards of health for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, Hastings-Prince Edward Public Health and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit formed a committee to begin exploring a merger after the province offered to cover the costs of voluntary mergers to help consolidate services in small catchment areas. Article content

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The members decided to proceed with a merger by April 2024, the deadline set by the province, and Jan. 1, 2025, marked the beginning of the new, larger public health entity.

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