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Tirer des leçons de vie sur un terrain de baseball
2018-12-07
Pour les jeunes, le sport peut être un moyen de nouer des amitiés et de faire des apprentissages, mais les jeunes n’ont pas tous accès aux mêmes possibilités.
Girls at Bat est un nouveau programme gratuit qui offre une expérience d’apprentissage aux jeunes de la région de Charlottetown en les...
Les ateliers offerts dans le cadre du programme Cooking to Quit proposent des solutions de rechange savoureuses et saines au tabagisme
2018-11-30
De nombreux fumeurs cherchent un moyen d’arrêter de fumer. Un nouveau programme de la Société canadienne du cancer vise à aider les gens à remplacer leurs mauvaises habitudes par de saines habitudes.
Le programme Cooking to Quit, lancé en février 2019 à Stratford et à Summerside, offre aux...
Expanded hemodialysis services enable community-based treatment
2018-10-24
Pam Veinotte, an RN with the Summerside Hemodialysis Unit at Prince Count Hospital, specializes in nephrology - or kidney function - and has seen the way dialysis and other kidney treatments change people’s lives for the better. That’s why she welcomes more investments to expand hours and...
For thousands of Islanders, home is where the care is
2018-10-16
Shelley Heron knows first hand that the home care program on Prince Edward Island is expecting continued growth in the years to come – and that’s good news for Islanders and the province’s health system.
Health PEI’s Home Care Program helps Islanders – who are faced with illness or age-related...
Medical Professionals can live their dreams right here in Prince Edward Island
2018-10-16
Prince Edward Island is always in need of physicians, and Sheila Kerry is working to let prospective doctors know that the Island is the place for them.
As the province’s physician recruitment coordinator, she is part of a team that works to attract and retain health professionals for the...
Health professional? Make a difference on Prince Edward Island
2018-08-22
If you’ve ever lived on Prince Edward Island, you already know that the scenery and lifestyle are unrivaled. What you might not know is that being on a small Island can make a big difference in your career – especially in health care.
There are in-demand positions available in every facet of...
Moving home was just what this doctor ordered
2018-08-13
It was at Charlottetown Rural High School’s career day in grade 10 that Craig Malone decided to not only be a doctor, but to be a doctor at home on Prince Edward Island.
“At the time, I was not the greatest student,” the Hampshire native laughs, “but I had this unrelenting dream of practicing...
He helped make a more inclusive Island
2018-07-20
Ash Arsenault knew he was a boy even though he was born a girl.
Four years ago, at 23, he saved his money to pay for a surgery that was the first step in making his body feel like his own. Since then Arsenault has advocated for transgender Islanders and was part of a group that encouraged the...
Sexual health clinics offer testing, confidentiality
2018-07-18
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 after hours and...
MPOC : des programmes améliorés aident des Insulaires à respirer
2018-07-13
Brian Crabbe se souvient s’être arrêté pour aider à sortir une auto d’un banc de neige et être devenu tellement essoufflé qu’il pensa à appeler au 911.
L’essoufflement est l’un des symptômes de la maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique (MPOC), dont souffrent quelque 8000 Insulaires. M. Crabbe...