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Safer Drinking Tips (LRDG)
2016-09-26
Drinking is a personal choice. If you choose to drink moderate your drinking by following these tips:
Set limits for yourself and stick to them.
Drink slowly. Have no more than 2 drinks in any 3 hours.
For every drink of alcohol, have one non-alcoholic drink.
Eat before and while you are...
Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases
2016-07-21
What are the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases (NDCCD) Regulations?
The NDCCD Regulations are pursuant to the Prince Edward Island Public Health Act and are intended to strengthen surveillance and the public health response to over 70 diseases and conditions including...
New physicians begin practice in PEI this summer
2016-07-07
Several new physicians are taking up practice in Prince Edward Island this summer.
“Continued access to family physicians and specialists is very important to Islanders and we are pleased to welcome five outstanding physicians who are beginning practice here this summer,” said Health and Wellness...
About the Chief Public Health Officer's Report 2016
2016-06-07
The Chief Public Health Office produces a report every two years to keep the public informed of changing health trends that impact the Island population. Health equity is the focus of the report. Strategic decisions based on the findings of this report can inform health policy and programs, produce...
Rental Accommodations Program
2016-04-21
Environmental Health Officers work closely with tenants and property owners to ensure that minimum health standards in long term rental accommodations are met. Legislative authority for this program includes the PEI Rental Accommodation Regulations associated with the provincial Public Health Act....
Food Safety Training
2016-04-07
Food Safety Training is critical for public safety and protection.
The license holder for any PEI licensed food premises serving food is required to have successfully completed an approved food safety training program. In the licence holder’s absence, at least one employee who is present in the...
Chief Public Health Officers Report and Health Trends 2014
2016-03-17
The Prince Edward Island Chief Public Health Officer’s Report and Health Trends 2014 summarizes key health information from a variety of sources, both federal and provincial. The intent of the report is to examine health trends on PEI, describe Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) programs aimed at...
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...
What are communicable diseases?
2016-02-25
Communicable diseases are diseases that can be spread from one person to another and cause a large number of people to get sick. They are caused by germs like bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites or toxins. Germs that may cause communicable diseases are spread in a number of ways including:...