Islanders over the age of 16 are invited to take part in the 2019 Cannabis Survey, available from now until September 16 at PEI Cannabis Survey. Participants will be asked about their attitudes towards cannabis, their current use of cannabis, and their knowledge of lower-risk...
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...
On October 17, 2018, the Government of Canada legalized cannabis for non-medical purposes. Non-medical purposes include recreational, social, spiritual, lifestyle, and other non-medical uses.
The Prince Edward Island Annual Influenza Summary 2018-19 Season is now available.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected blacklegged (deer) tick ( Ixodes scaplularis). Ticks attach to the skin and feed on blood. A tick carrying Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that can cause Lyme disease can transmit the disease...
The Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) is a division within the government of Prince Edward Island’s Department of Health and Wellness.
This report presents children’s immunization rates (children under 18 years of age) in Prince Edward Island in 2017/2018 at three critical points in time: by age two years; prior to Grade 1 entry; and school-based immunization.