Transgender Islanders will now be able to access medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries through the province’s Medicare program. Gender-confirming surgery, also referred to as gender affirming or sex reassignment surgery, is a medically recognized treatment for gender...
Supporting Island families - The Prince Edward Island government’s recent investment in a Concussion Awareness Program for Island youth is good news to the executive director of Sport PEI. “Athletes and Coaches are becoming more aware that concussions are brain injuries and can’t...
Strengthening mental health services - When Dawn Frizzell says she “really connects with the kids,” you know it’s true. The 20-year social worker is a member of the team of dedicated youth mental health staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Although she’s clearly busy, she...
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...
Promoting Wellness, Preserving Health is Prince Edward Island's first ever Action Plan for seniors, near-seniors, and caregivers. The priorities and initiatives in the Action Plan will help Island seniors lead active, engaged, independent, and productive lives in good health...
Supporting Island families - Six Island community groups have received provincial government funding for projects that promote wellness – including the Brackley Women’s Institute. The institute’s “Stronger Together” program received one of the 2017-18 Wellness Grants from the...
Supporting Island families - A free presentation will explore how staying healthy means more than just diet and exercise. All Islanders are invited to “Ensuring the Future Health of Our Children and Grandchildren…It Takes a Village,” on November 2 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the...
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.