Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 60s and recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. The individual tested positive as part of routine testing. They are self...
A chronic disease affecting many adults and children in Prince Edward Island (PEI), asthma is the result of hyper-responsive airways leading to chronic airway inflammation and an abnormal narrowing of the airway.
Accountability Framework between the Department of Health and Wellness and Health PEI (2021).
Supporting Island families - Being a patient and family advisor has allowed Karen MacLean to help shape how health care policy is delivered on Prince Edward Island. MacLean, of Summerside, is one of 38 Islanders currently volunteering as patient and family advisors on several...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three more confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island, bringing the province’s total to 25. One of the cases is the province’s first that is directly linked to interprovincial travel, where the...
Health PEI is advising the public of an incident this morning in which a small amount of paper records was carried off by strong winds. The records involved were no longer active and may have contained limited information about individuals who are now deceased. Staff took...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 30s and had recently travelled outside of the Atlantic Region. The individual tested positive through routine testing. They are self...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19. The individuals are both in their 20s, one had recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada and the other is a close contact. They are both self-isolating and being followed daily by...
When Beth MacDonald, a public health nurse in Souris, sees a child walk through the doors of the office, she already knows their name. She’s likely met their parents—perhaps at a home visit when they were newborns, or at their 18-month checkup. That familiarity, that trust, is at...