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Province encourages all Islanders to get vaccinated
2017-04-27
Universally free flu shots and enhanced immunization programs for adults are two efforts aimed at urging all Islanders to get vaccinated against infectious diseases.
Beginning this fall, Prince Edward Island will begin two initiatives to enhance the uptake of vaccination programs: a universal...
Islanders can now register online to donate organs, tissues
2017-04-21
Cathy Binette knows first-hand the power of an organ donation – and she encourages Islanders to use a new online tool to register to be a donor.
Binette received a kidney 20 years ago from a friend as part of the first friend-to-friend organ donation in Atlantic Canada. Health PEI has made it...
Online tool helps plan end-of-life care
2017-04-12
It will now be easier for Islanders to start the often difficult conversation about their own end-of-life care.
Health PEI’s new online Advance Care Planning Workbook guides users through the key steps to clearly communicate and outline their wishes for health and personal care. In Canada, 60 per...
Patients will benefit from new nursing strategy
2017-04-06
Prince Edward Island’s first-ever nursing strategy will help ensure a strong, dedicated workforce to care for Islanders.
The Health PEI Nursing Strategy: 2017-2020 sets direction for nursing within the province’s publically funded health-care system. It was created after consultations with...
Cancer screening is important to prevention
2017-04-04
Regular cancer screening is important to keeping Islanders healthy.
Screening helps catch some cancers early when they are the most treatable, and almost half of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol use and UV ray exposure...