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Activity improves health, even in hospital

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/activity-improves-health-even-hospital
2019-05-30
We all know that exercise and activity are important for good health and healing. That’s why a new program is being used to help bring the benefits of working-out to Island residents during their stay in hospital. As part of a senior-friendly hospital approach being piloted on Unit 3 at the Queen...
Debbie Keough-Croken

A renewed life made possible through organ donation

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/renewed-life-made-possible-through-organ-donation
2019-05-28
Debbie Keough-Croken will never meet the woman who saved her life. But she’s encouraging others to follow that woman’s example by making a commitment to being an organ donor. “She was a health-care worker in her twenties; I think maybe that work made her think about being an organ donor. She...
Lorna Hutt, manager of Community Mental Health and Addictions West

Investments expand opioid addiction treatment

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/investments-expand-opioid-addiction-treatment
2019-03-22
Opioid addiction is one of the most daunting challenges a person can face. Thankfully, on Prince Edward Island, people with opioid dependencies don’t have to face their challenges alone. Chris Craig with the REACH Foundation in Stratford helps young adults with addictions get treatment and provides...
Iain MacInnes and Karine Gallant play while resident care worker Barb Feehan dances for residents of Beach Grove Home.

Serving Francophone seniors in their mother tongue

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/serving-francophone-seniors-their-mother-tongue
2019-03-14
Staff at Beach Grove Home are making extra efforts to welcome French-speaking residents and help them to feel as comfortable as possible. Jenneca Pomeroy, project manager of bilingual services said the staff make exceptional efforts to speak French. They’ve established a bilingual neighborhood in...
Maryna Kudryacheva, nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioners delivering community health in West Prince

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/nurse-practitioners-delivering-community-health-west-prince
2019-02-27
A few years back, nurse practitioners (NPs) were a new concept in Prince Edward Island’s health system. Today, a network of NPs in the West Prince region work in collaboration with other health care team members to provide residents in the area with access to timely, personal health care. Maryna...
Dr. Padraig Casey

Irish-trained physician finding opportunity on PEI

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/irish-trained-physician-finding-opportunity-on-pei
2019-02-26
Dr. Padraig Casey is in the early stages of a medical career and raising a family life. He’s building them both on Prince Edward Island. Casey grew up in Ireland’s County Louth and received his medical training in Dublin. When the time came to enter into medical practice, he saw both personal and...
Lorna Hutt, social worker

Ex-pat finds job and family satisfaction at home in West Prince

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/ex-pat-finds-job-and-family-satisfaction-home-west-prince
2019-02-01
Education and employment drew social worker Lorna Hutt to western Canada, but it was  returning home to PEI that allowed her to use her skills among friends and family. Hutt is currently the manager of Community Mental Health and Addictions West, overseeing approximately 60 staff who provide...

Creating a supportive work environment for mental health

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/creating-supportive-work-environment-mental-health
2019-01-29
Robyn Murphy, an organizer of the Bell Let’s Talk campaign, and an occupational health and safety officer with Health PEI says she’s often witnessed the way people hesitate to engage in discussions around mental health. “Look, if I had broken my leg I wouldn’t have any issue with telling my...
Heather Cyr administers a spirometry test.

Should you be tested for COPD?

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/should-you-be-tested-copd
2019-01-21
Coughing? Short of breath? A self-assessment may help determine if you should be tested for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing and fatigue.     COPD is a major cause of hospitalization on Prince Edward Island, second only to childbirth as the...

Educators warn of effects of vaping

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/educators-warn-effects-vaping
2019-01-21
Vaping and e-cigarette use may be presented as alternatives to smoking and tobacco use, but health experts are warning that vapes and e-cigarrettes are not healthy alternatives for young people. This year, as part of National Non-Smoking Week,  public health officials want  to raise awareness among...

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