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Program:
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Street Health Centre
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Phone Numbers:
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613-549-1440
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Fax:
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613-549-7986
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Address:
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115 Barrack St
Kingston, ON
K7K 0G2
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Intersection:
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Bagot St and Barrack St
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Location:
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Kingston (Inner Harbour)
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (closed for lunch 12noon-1pm) * Sat-Sun 9am-1pm
Outreach (Street Health Van): Mon, Wed, Fri 4pm-7pm * call to request additional outreach during weekday hours
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Executives:
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Brittany Couto - Manager, Street Health Centre
brittanyc@kchc.ca
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Service Description:
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Harm reduction health centre with an emphasis on communities marginalized from mainstream health care services * health professionals assess and treat non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses * referrals to other local health services and personal development groups * team includes nurse practitioners, registered nurses, doctors, counsellors, support workers, and administrative personnel
Harm Reduction Supplies
- Confidential service for people using injection drugs * access to clean, free, sterile products (rigs, works) * provides a variety of needles and syringes, as well as sterile water and alcohol prep pads * outreach also provided * recovers and receives used needles at their site and through outreach
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Hepatitis C Program
- Peer support group assists people newly diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) * support * education * raise awareness * prevention
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Opioid Substitution Therapy - OST
- Care for people living with opioid dependence (use of illicit opioids such as morphine, heroin, Dilaudid® or OxyContin®) * clinic combines doctors, nurses, counsellors and onsite medication administration
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Peer Support Kingston Outreach Program
- Assists marginalized persons, such as the homeless, in need of help with day-to-day living
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Practitioners:
Dr Meredith MacKenzie
Dr Beth Rubenstein
Carol Lynch, NP
Cindy Ocampo, NP
Hazel, Ramirez, NP
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Fees:
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Medical services may be covered by OHIP * some fees for other programs
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Application:
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Call or visit * appointments required for some programs * no referral required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Varies by program * priority populations include people who use injection * inhalant and illicit drugs * people involved in the sex trade * high-risk youth * the homeless * people recently released from incarceration
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Languages:
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English ; Many other languages
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Area Served:
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Kingston and area
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Last Updated:
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9/5/2024
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=112086
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