The Born to Read program is an early childhood literacy initiative that promotes the joy of reading to babies and toddlers. How do parents participate in this program? Parents of newborns on Prince Edward Island are given a free Born to Read package during their regular wellness...
Volunteering at hospitals and long-term care facilities in West Prince is helping Beth Mattes support – and get acquainted with – her adopted community. Mattes, who recently moved to West Prince from Ontario, is one of 11 active members in a new hospital health volunteer program...
Tyler Caissie is one of more than 100 Islanders who no longer have hepatitis C thanks to a drug treatment program made available two years ago. Prince Edward Island, in February 2015, became the first province in Canada to offer a management and treatment strategy for the life...
This booklet provides helpful questions and answers about Advance Care Planning.
New emergency health technology will help Islanders until paramedics arrive. A new Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system will allow 9-1-1 dispatchers to provide instructions such as CPR directions over the phone until Island EMS or other first responders arrive. Health PEI and...
Eligible Islanders traveling out of province for medical services can now apply to have their ferry fare covered. Hope Air – in collaboration with Health PEI – will pay for a Northumberland Ferries Limited pass for Islanders in financial need to attend medical appointments in...
Island women can now make appointments for community-based women’s wellness services in Charlottetown and Summerside. On May 1, Health PEI began offering several community-based services as part of the Women’s Wellness Program at the Polyclinic in Charlottetown and Habrouside...
This workbook provides an introduction to advance care planning and tips for having conversations with others about your wishes for future care should you not be able to speak for yourself.
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...