Supporting Island families - Sarah McKenna of Sherwood brought her infant daughter Emma home from the hospital on January 3. It was her first child and she had some questions about what to expect about vaccination and breastfeeding. Until newborns arrive with an instruction...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 156 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. These 156 cases were identified since the last release on Friday, December 24 (52 cases on Friday, December 24; five cases on Saturday, December 25; and 99 cases on Sunday, December...
Every day environmental health professionals are working across Prince Edward Island to proactively protect the health and safety of Islanders from disease and injury. Environmental Health Officers are being recognized all over Canada as part of Environmental Public Health Week...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province. The individuals are both men – one is in his 20s, the other is in his 50s – who recently travelled outside of the Atlantic Bubble. Both men...
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 and Wellness Minister, Mark McLane; Health PEI CEO, Melanie Fraser; and Medical Society of Prince Edward Island President, Dr. Krista Cassell issued the following joint statement regarding the Tentative Agreement reached this week: “We are delighted to announce that the...
Hon. Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness announced the addition of Diane Griffin to the Health PEI Board of Directors and that Griffin will serve as the Board Chair effective January 23, 2023. “I am pleased to welcome Diane to the Health PEI Board of Directors and thank...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both males in their 20s. One was a close contact of a previously announced case who initially tested negative and after developing mild...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one additional positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is a man in his 20s, a rotational worker who recently travelled to Prince Edward Island from outside of the Atlantic Region. He has...
With new cannabis products coming to market this year, government is working to ensure Islanders are properly informed and well educated. Recently, the Government of Canada announced amendments to their federal Cannabis Regulations, setting out the rules governing the legal...