Universally free flu shots and enhanced immunization programs for adults are two efforts aimed at urging all Islanders to get vaccinated against infectious diseases. Beginning this fall, Prince Edward Island will begin two initiatives to enhance the uptake of vaccination programs...
Cathy Binette knows first-hand the power of an organ donation – and she encourages Islanders to use a new online tool to register to be a donor. Binette received a kidney 20 years ago from a friend as part of the first friend-to-friend organ donation in Atlantic Canada. Health...
It will now be easier for Islanders to start the often difficult conversation about their own end-of-life care. Health PEI’s new online Advance Care Planning Workbook guides users through the key steps to clearly communicate and outline their wishes for health and personal care...
Complete and submit this referral form to your local Home Care office to access services. A referral can be made by yourself, your family, care provider, or family doctor. Services are provided based on assessed need for a defined period of time.
Prince Edward Island’s first-ever nursing strategy will help ensure a strong, dedicated workforce to care for Islanders. The Health PEI Nursing Strategy: 2017-2020 sets direction for nursing within the province’s publically funded health-care system. It was created after...
The Health PEI Nursing Strategy: 2017-2020 sets direction for nursing within the province’s publically funded health care system.
You can use this form to set out your wishes or instructions for your health care and treatment in case a health care practitioner has determined that you are not capable to either make and/or communicate your own health care choices. In your Health Care Directive, you can...
Regular cancer screening is important to keeping Islanders healthy. Screening helps catch some cancers early when they are the most treatable, and almost half of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol use and...