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Teachers now trained to help students understand mental health
Strengthening mental health services - Island students will soon get more help to understand and improve their own mental health. More than 30 Island educators received master training this week in mental health literacy and how to deliver a new provincial mental health...
PEI Lung Cancer Trends Report Summary
This is a summary report on Lung Cancer in Prince Edward Island. It is one in a series that is being developed to provide a look at the four most frequently diagnosed cancers in PEI (lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers).
PEI Breast Cancer Trends Report Summary
This is a summary report on Breast Cancer in Prince Edward Island. It is one in a series that is being developed to provide a look at the four most frequently diagnosed cancers in PEI (lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers).
New appointments to health system leadership team
Fifteen board and committee members from across the province will provide a strong public voice to ensure Islanders have access to high quality health care. Seven islanders have been appointed to form the new Health PEI Board of Directors and nine Islanders have been appointed or...
Shelley L. Woods Excellence in Person-Centered Care Award - Eligibility and Criteria
The Shelley L. Woods Excellence in Person-Centered Care Award recognizes a Health PEI employee working in long-term care who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to person-centred care philosophy.
New sexual health walk-in clinic available soon
A new sexual health walk-in clinic will offer Islanders another way to access sexual health services, including testing. Starting tomorrow (July 10), Health PEI will run a free monthly sexual health walk-in clinic that will offer services including sexually transmitted and blood...
Islanders to benefit from a modernized mental health and addictions system
Strengthening Mental Health Services - A province-wide investment in mental health and addictions infrastructure will improve care for the one in ten Islanders who experience mental health and addictions challenges in their lifetime. As part of its 2019-20 capital budget released...
Sexual health clinics offer testing, confidentiality
Let’s face it – most people don’t want to talk about sexually transmitted infections. But now the Prince Edward Island government is offering non-judgemental, confidential sexual health clinics each month, alternating between Summerside and Charlottetown. The clinics are open...