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Action plan builds on existing supports for seniors
The health and wellness of Island seniors is a top priority for the provincial government that a historic new action plan will help to enhance. The province today (May 24) released the first-ever Promoting Wellness, Preserving Health: A Provincial Action Plan for Seniors, Near...
Seniors Health and Wellness Action Plan: Promoting Wellness, Preserving Health
An action plan to ensure seniors of Prince Edward Island lead active, engaged, independent, and productive lives in good health.
The Strength program is stronger than ever
Strengthening mental health services - The supervisor of the province’s Strength Program says more young people are leaving the program ready to regain their lives. The provincial government’s balanced 2018-19 operating budget includes a $32 million increase in spending for...
Improving access to gender-confirming surgery for Islanders
Transgender Islanders will now be able to access medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries through the province’s Medicare program. Gender-confirming surgery, also referred to as gender affirming or sex reassignment surgery, is a medically recognized treatment for gender...
Protecting young athletes from concussion
Supporting Island families - The Prince Edward Island government’s recent investment in a Concussion Awareness Program for Island youth is good news to the executive director of Sport PEI. “Athletes and Coaches are becoming more aware that concussions are brain injuries and can’t...
Ambulance Response Times 2017-18
Data on ground ambulance coverage zones, ambulance response times, and the most common pre-hospital ambulance calls for 2017-18.
Team helps 'put the light back' in kids’ eyes
Strengthening mental health services - When Dawn Frizzell says she “really connects with the kids,” you know it’s true. The 20-year social worker is a member of the team of dedicated youth mental health staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Although she’s clearly busy, she...
Finding hope and building strength - for families
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...