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Pesticides and Human Health
2016-03-17
In 2014/2015, the Chief Public Health Office reviewed research conducted between 2004-2015 on the topic of pesticides and human health. The following questions and answers summarize the study’s purpose, methods, results and conclusions.
1. What was the purpose of the study?
The purpose of the...
Prince Edward Island Asthma Trends 2001- 2011
2016-03-11
A chronic disease affecting many adults and children in Prince Edward Island (PEI), asthma is the result of hyper-responsive airways leading to chronic airway inflammation and an abnormal narrowing of the airway. The disease is characterized by repeated episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath,...
Prince Edward Island COPD Trends 2001 - 2011
2016-03-11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is a term for multiple chronic respiratory diseases that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Most people with COPD have both conditions, resulting in a chronic cough with mucus from the chronic bronchitis, and progressive destruction of the lungs...
Suicide and Mental Health in Prince Edward Island 2002 - 2011
2016-03-11
In September 2011 at the Annual General Meeting of the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Medical Society, the Society passed a resolution asking for a retrospective epidemiological review of suicides in PEI. It was suggested that the increase in the rate of suicide required a review to inform prevention.
Student Drug Use in Prince Edward Island: 2004 - 2013
2016-03-04
The Prince Edward Island Student Drug Use Report describes the prevalence and drug use trends for tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other drugs as reported by PEI students in grades 6 through 12.
Data and figures presented in this report are based on the youth smoking survey results for the...
Annual Report 2011-2012, Health and Wellness
2016-03-03
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.
Annual Report 2010-2011, Health and Wellness
2016-03-03
Anual Report for PEI Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.
Department of Health and Wellness Business Plan 2012-13 to 2013-14
2016-03-03
Business Plan for PEI Department of Health and Wellness 2012-13 to 2013-14.
Better Access for Islanders to Mental Health And Addictions Services and Supports
2016-03-03
Better Access for Islanders to Mental Health And Addictions Services and Supports (2013) describes program enhancements in response to the provincial review completed in 2013.
An Integrated Health System Review in PEI. (2009). A Call to Action: A Plan for Change
2016-03-03
"An Integrated Health System Review in PEI" (2008) is the 107-page full version report produced by Corpus Sanchez International. The report contains the recommendations of the last major review of health care in PEI. Implementation of the new vision, "One Island Health System", began with the...