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The provincial government is taking steps to increase accountability and community engagement with the provincial health authority. Health and Wellness Minister Robert Mitchell today tabled amendments to the nine-year-old Health Services Act that outlines the administrative and...
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...
La province de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et la division de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard de l’Association canadienne pour la santé mentale ont élaboré ensemble un plan d’action provincial pour la prévention du suicide (en anglais seulement). Le plan d’action se concentre sur la...
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...
The Chief Public Health Officer is alerting Islanders of the presence of a highly potent opioid, fentanyl, in the province of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown Police Services has confirmed the presence of fentanyl in cocaine seized in Prince Edward Island. Fentanyl is a...
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...
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...
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...
Strengthening mental health services - When a loved one suffers from a mental illness, family members suffer too - now there's a made-in-PEI program that offers hope through education, support, and skills. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Family Program: Finding Hope...