The protection of Islanders’ personal health information will soon be strengthened. Effective July 1, the province’s new Health Information Act and regulations governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information by all Prince Edward Island health care...
Service groups across Prince Edward Island can again apply for a Wellness Grant from the provincial government. Not-for-profit and non-government organizations, municipal communities, post-secondary institutions, home and school associations, and community groups can apply at...
Islanders with expired PEI Health cards will receive a new card beginning this week featuring more information to help them and their health care providers. The new health cards now include the individual’s language of preference, home address, and a validation start date for...
Volunteering at hospitals and long-term care facilities in West Prince is helping Beth Mattes support – and get acquainted with – her adopted community. Mattes, who recently moved to West Prince from Ontario, is one of 11 active members in a new hospital health volunteer program...
Seniors are a valued and important subset of the population in Prince Edward Island (PEI). Furthermore, seniors are the fastest growing segment of the populations in the Province. The Department of Health and Wellness commissioned Health HR Group and Hollander Analytical Services...
Supporting Island Families - New parents can encourage an early love of reading through two new literacy programs. Public health and the provincial libraries are partnering to promote “Born to Read” and “Little Ones Read,” which emphasize the importance of reading to infants and...
This report is a review of the continuum of care for seniors in Prince Edward Island, conducted in 2016.
Her work to bring nearly 300 doctors to Prince Edward Island over the past 10 years has earned Sheila MacLean a lifetime achievement award from her peers across Canada. This is, in fact, MacLean’s second national recognition award. In 2012, the Department of Health and Wellness'...