What is Palliative Care? Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses. This approach covers all stages of a life-limiting illness. It starts with diagnosis, through the disease journey and includes the...
The Department of Justice and Public Safety is releasing the results of a public survey conducted in 2024 to gather Islanders’ views on the delivery of policing services across Prince Edward Island. The public survey on policing was conducted in response to a recommendation in...
The Horticulture Diversification Program supports horticulture food producers to expand greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) production, adopt technologies and processes to increase efficiency and productivity, expand and improve crop storages to extend the...
Enhancing the System of Care for Islanders Experiencing Complex Issues, release in July 2024, outlined several recommendations to improve the system of care for Islanders with complex needs who are experiencing homelessness. We would like to thank Carlene Donnelly, our Task Force...
Chief Executive Officer Melanie Fraser Melanie Fraser is the Chief Executive Officer of Health PEI, where she leads the province’s health authority with a focus on innovation, equity, and system-wide transformation. With over two decades of senior public sector leadership...
Regular cervical screening is the best way you can protect yourself from cervical cancer. HPV (human papillomavirus) testing has replaced Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer on PEI. There are no symptoms to let you know a test is needed. Current guidelines recommend women...
The Department of Agriculture is conducting a confidential survey to better understand the factors affecting mental health within the farming community in Prince Edward Island. What is the goal of this survey? This survey is part of a research project that follows up on Dr...
The Province is developing a new 10-year plan called Pathways to Highway Safety that will focus on reducing dangerous driving behaviour and supporting safe roads for everyone. With more drivers on the road than ever, safe driving is increasingly important. The new strategy, to be...
If you complete the test with the Health PEI Cervical Cancer Screening Service, you will receive your results by mail within three weeks after you return your kit. Please note that the Cervical Self-Screening test does not substitute for a medical or sexual health consultation...
The Provincial Net Zero Action Plan (NZAP) will provide a five-year pathway of short-term policies, programs, and approaches to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It will outline climate mitigation actions for the provincial government to take to ensure the province meets...