Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines provide 10 science-based recommendations to help cannabis users reduce health risks. The guidelines are published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Strengthening mental health services - When a loved one suffers from a mental illness, family members suffer too - now there's a made-in-PEI program that offers hope through education, support, and skills. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Family Program: Finding Hope...
Prince Edward Island’s first-ever children’s report examines the health and well-being of Island children. Released today (March 1) by the Chief Public Health Office, Children’s Report 2017: Investing in our Future is intended to serve as a source of information, a tool for...
Strengthening mental health services - Prince Edward Island’s $20 million health agreement with the federal government will better support Islanders in their communities and in times of crisis. Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Health and Wellness Minister Robert Mitchell joined...
Supporting Island families Islanders will be able to remain safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible with the help of three new home-care initiatives being developed. The programs are aimed at decreasing patients’ length of stay in hospital; decreasing re...
For health care providers in Community Care Facilities The Infection Prevention and Control learning module is a narrated presentation intended to provide education for health care workers in the community care facility setting in Prince Edward Island. The objective of the...
Getting vaccinated at any age provides the best, longest-lasting protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. PEI's childhood immunization rates have been consistently among the highest in Canada, but rates for adults are well below national targets. The province’s Chief...