Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. Two individuals are in their 50s with a history of travel outside PEI. Contact tracing is complete, the individuals are self-isolating. One individual is in their...
Islanders can now apply for Prince Edward Island’s new Provincial Dental Care Program. “Oral health is such an important component of our overall health, so I am pleased to see our government’s plans for the Provincial Dental Care Program become a reality. This program will allow...
The Period of PURPLE Crying® is a prevention program to help educate parents and caregivers about normal infant crying and the dangers of shaking an infant. When you have a baby, nursing staff at the hospital will give you a Period of PURPLE Crying® package (mobile app and...
Ambulance, Fire, Police: 9-1-1 Call 9-1-1 to report a fire, crime or health emergency for immediate help. Operators will ask about the emergency and dispatch the police, fire department and/or an ambulance, as needed. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week...
Includes a list of questions to consider responding to when submitting your feedback for the 2021 Child Protection Act Review.
This report is the results from the PEI Animal Welfare Survey that was developed by the PEI Department of Agriculture and Land in in 2021 to understand public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards animal welfare and identify gaps in the animal welfare laws and polici
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced ten new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. “Islanders are reminded that COVID-19 continues to circulate in our province. Similar to other jurisdictions we are seeing transmission of the virus occurring very...
Premier Dennis King has announced that a four-day isolation will now be required for fully vaccinated travelers with a PEI pass arriving in Prince Edward Island. Due to rising case counts, the rapid spread COVID-19 (notably the Omicron variant) in the province, and the need to...
This report summarizes insights from peer-reviewed literature that will be used to develop NPF policy.
Islanders experiencing sexual violence can request the Third Option in Prince Edward Island. PEI’s Third Option service is an extension of the current Enhanced Emergency Sexual Assault Services. Survivors of sexual violence who present at an Island hospital emergency room can...