The Department of Health and Wellness is responsible for inspecting and licensing of Community Care Facilities and Private Nursing Homes in the province pursuant to the Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Act. What are the care facility options in PEI? The two main care...
What is the PEI Smoking Cessation Program? The PEI Smoking Cessation Program helps PEI residents who wish to stop smoking, vaping, or using other tobacco products by offering free counseling, covering 100% of the cost of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products (i.e., nicotine...
Under the Glucose Sensor Program, eligible Islanders can buy glucose sensors at a reduced cost at pharmacies on PEI. What is a glucose sensor? Glucose sensors, often referred to as Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) track glucose (i.e., sugar) levels throughout the day and night...
PEI will receive influenza vaccine supply in September and October. Immunizers in physician office/clinics, PHN, and Long Term / Community Care Facilities can submit 2025-2026 influenza vaccine orders to the Chief Public Health Office using the online form below. What do I need to provide with my order? With your initial request, you must acknowledge you have read and are able to comply with the Annual Influenza Policy which includes your commitment to report each influenza vaccine administered in accordance with the Public Health Act Immunization Regulations. How do I report vaccine...
National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 9 to 15 and the PEI government is proud to celebrate and recognize the incredible work of nurse practitioners across the province. These skilled professionals are helping more Islanders get the care they need and are often the first...
This report is a review of the continuum of care for seniors in Prince Edward Island, conducted in 2016.
All raw milk produced in Canada must be pasteurized in an approved pasteurizer before it can be sold to consumers. Provincially licensed milk processing facilities in PEI are thoroughly and routinely inspected in accordance with the Public Health Act Milk Processing Regulations...
For Mary MacDonald, smoking began as a social choice in her teenage years. She remembers her first puff in grade eight, perched on a neighbour’s shed, and by grade ten she was smoking regularly. Now, almost 50 years later, Mary’s able to look back with absolute clarity. “It was...