The 2016 Chief Public Health Officer’s report on health trends was released today by the Department of Health and Wellness as part of its responsibility to monitor and report to the public on the health of the population. Like other provinces, the majority of PEI’s disease burden...
The 2016 Chief Public Health Officer’s Report, Health For All Islanders, was accompanied by a technical appendix also titled, Health For All Islanders.
This guideline provides direction for Healthcare Providers on the prevention and control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in PEI.
This guideline provides information for Healthcare providers on the management of pertussis.
Facility operators and households may print this "No Smoking" sign. The sign reads: "No Smoking including Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices".
Sign size, as presented, is 21.59 x 29.94 centimetres (8 1/2 x 11 inches).
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)...
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...
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.
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.