Programs
The Enhanced 18-Month Well Baby Visit is an extended medical appointment with a health care provider. The visit ensures a child gets recommended vaccines, but it is also a chance for parents and health care providers to discuss all aspects of a child’s health and wellbeing.
Provides comprehensive care for patients with diabetes, increasing their knowledge regarding chronic disease self management.
Provision of smoking cessation treatment and counseling support to eligible smokers who wish to quit smoking.
Provision of both therapy and supportive counseling, for clients who are in the midst of challenging medical, social and/or mental health concerns.
A psychiatrist is available for assessments.
Patients can be referred to our Psychiatrist for a diagnostic assessment and or treatment recommendations. Assessments are in the form of an interview and generally take an hour or an hour and a half. Treatment recommendations from this assessment will be discussed with the patient and communicated back to the family doctor. If there is a recommendation for medication this will be prescribed by the family doctor or nurse practitioner.
Regular immunization is an ongoing part of patient care at Lakelands Family Health Team. Immunization against disease helps in the prevention of disease. Most immunizations can be performed at Lakelands.
Ontario’s Routine Immunization Schedule provides information about the free immunization programs for children and adults. KFL&A Public Health’s Immunization page also offers helpful information.
Childhood Immunization
Most routine childhood immunizations can be administered at Lakelands. For more information on school based immunization see Elementary and Secondary School immunizations. A child’s Immunization Record is maintained by Public Health and information about how to report your child’s immunizations to Public Health is available on their website.
Adult Immunization
Routine adult immunizations can be administered at Lakelands. Contact Lakelands if you have questions about these or other adult immunizations.
Travel Immunization
Immunizations required for travel to a foreign country are not publicly funded and determining what is needed can be complex. This is a specialized service not offered by Lakelands. The KFL&A Public Health website lists local businesses that offer travel immunization services.
Influenza Immunization
Seasonal influenza vaccination begins in the fall, typically starting in October or November, as vaccine is made available through Public Health. Each year Lakelands determines the best way(s) to offer influenza vaccine to their patients. Lakelands Flu Shot Vaccination web page is updated each fall with current details.
COVID-19 Immunization
Seasonal influenza vaccination begins in the fall, typically starting in October or November, as vaccine is made available through Public Health. Each year Lakelands determines the best way(s) to offer influenza vaccine to their patients. Lakelands Flu Shot Vaccination web page is updated each fall with current details.
Lakelands meets regularly with KFL&A Public Health regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Lakelands COVID-19 Vaccination web page provides current details.
Flu Shot Vaccinations
Where To Get Your Flu Shot:
- Please contact your doctor’s office. Offices may offer the regular dose or the high dose if available.
- Pharmacies are also providing flu vaccinations and in addition to the regular dose, may also have high dose available. Please call your pharmacy to book an appointment.
Colorectal Cancer
Facts about colorectal cancer and screening:
- Screening helps prevent colorectal cancer.
- Early detection and treatment saves lives.
- Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50.
- Ontario has among the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ontario, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in women.
Facts about Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Kits:
- They work by detecting microscopic blood that can come from colon polyps or early stage colorectal cancer
- Done every two years, they can help find polyps and cancers early.
- They are simple, done at home, and returned by mail.
- If the FOBT is positive for blood you will be referred for a colonoscopy.
- FOBT kits should be completed every two years starting at age 50.
Helpful tips and reminders about completing the FOBT kit:
- Put the kit in the bathroom so it will be there when you need to use it.
- Try to complete the kit within a week of receiving it.
- Write the collection dates on each completed stool sample area.
- Mail the completed kit as soon as possible; there are instructions on the kit indicating how soon the kit needs to be mailed after completing it.
- Call the number on the kit if you have any problems.
- Call your doctor’s office if you have any other questions about FOBT or need a new kit.
- Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Facts about Papanicolaou (PAP) tests and screening:
- A PAP test is a simple test that helps prevent cervical cancer by detecting cell changes that, if left untreated, can turn into cervical cancer.
- Screening is the only way to detect the early changes that might lead to cervical cancer.
- You should have PAP tests done beginning at age 21. If the results are normal, then you should have one done every three years. If the results are not normal, your physician will talk to you about what the results mean.
- Early detection and treatment of cervical cancer saves lives.
How is a PAP test completed?
- The cervix is at the top of the vagina. To do the test you will be asked to lie down and an instrument called a speculum is inserted into the vagina and opened to allow the cervix to be seen. The PAP test is then taken by using a small brush and read in a laboratory. PAP smears are not painful.
Helpful tips and reminders regarding booking your PAP test:
- Your family physician will need to know the start date of your last menstrual cycle, if applicable, so keep this in mind when attending your appointment.
Helpful tips and reminders regarding booking your PAP test:
- Your family physician will need to know the start date of your last menstrual cycle, if applicable, so keep this in mind when attending your appointment.
Breast Cancer
Facts about mammograms and screening:
- A mammogram takes an X-ray picture of the breast and can find changes in the breast even when they are too small for you or your healthcare provider to feel or see.
- Screening is the only way to detect the early changes that might suggest breast cancer.
- You should have routine mammogram screening beginning at age 50 or sooner depending on your personal health history and your family history.
- Depending on what is seen on the mammogram, more imaging or tests might be required. Most women who need more tests do not have breast cancer.
- Early detection and treatment of breast cancer saves lives.
Why have a mammogram?
- In Ontario, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women.
- As women get older, the chance of getting breast cancer rises.
- Mammograms can help to find small breast cancers before there are symptoms. If breast cancer is found at an early stage there is a high rate of successful treatment.
Helpful tips and reminders getting ready for your mammogram:
- Most women’s breasts are tender the week before and after their period. Book your mammogram for a time when your breasts are not so tender.
- Wear a two-piece outfit. You will be asked to remove your top.
- Do not use deodorants, antiperspirants, body lotions, or talcum powders. Metals in these products can show up on the X-ray picture.