Health

Provides health services to UPEI students, staff, faculty and their families including:

• Sexual health counselling and screening
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis
• Pregnancy testing, support, and prenatal care
• Mental health assessments, management, and support
• Medical assessments and treatment of illness or injury
• Chronic disease management
• Routine health screening
• Referrals
• Prescriptions
• Immunizations
• Injections and blood collections
• Presentations

Non-emergency medical services are provided by nurse practitioners by appointment to all students from any Holland College location. Services include:

• Assessment of injuries
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis​
  
• Referrals
• Prescriptions
• Sexual health counselling
• Screening
• Pregnancy testing and support
• Mental health management and more

Note: Appointments are not required for testing of sexually transmitted infection, pregnancy, and urinary tract infection.

Provides free service dogs to young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The dogs help reduce stress and anxiety, help with socialization and language skills, and improve sleep.

A seven day training course is required to be completed, beginning with an evaluation of the youth's needs and interest in the dog. All training is done in Quebec. Accommodations and meals are provided. Parental involvement at the training is required 24 hours a day.

• Private bedrooms
• Shared bathrooms
• Linens, towels and complimentary laundry facilities
• Full kitchen and dining area (guests must supply their own food and clean up after themselves)
• Home for Dinner program that offers families a home cooked meal three times a week
• Complimentary bread, milk, juice, coffee
• Common living room, television access, public computer with internet access, and free wi-fi
• Arts and crafts area, playroom and outdoor playground for children
• Recreational activities for families

• Fully equipped kitchen
• Shower facilities (towels, soaps and shampoos provided)
• Computer with internet access
• Homemade meals several times a week through the Home for Dinner program, plus bread and baked goods
• Complimentary coffee, tea and hot chocolate
• Books, games and puzzles for children and adults
• Arts and crafts and play area for children
• Halifax location also has a laundry room and access to television

Provides free flu vaccinations at the following locations each year:

• Public Health Nursing Community flu and RSV vaccinations clinics at various locations across PEI starting mid October to early December each year. To schedule an appointment, visit Skip the Waiting Room
• At your family physician or nurse practitioners office or your local pharmacy

Provides safe and effective vaccines to Island children to help protect them against specific communicable diseases. Immunizations can be provided during scheduled visits to schools or by appointment.

Note: A full schedule of recommended childhood vaccinations is available on the website.

• Hearing assessments
• Hearing aids for clients up to age 21
• Auditory processing disorder testing
• Health hearing education

Helps families with children who have complex medical needs navigate the healthcare system, finding both medical and non-medical services through support, education, advocacy, and referrals to programs and services. Includes:

• Understand medical diagnosis and needs
• Answer questions about screening, testing, and care plans
• Navigate the healthcare system
• Listen to concerns
• Connect with programs and services (social programs, community groups, counselling, spiritual care)
• Support during out-of-province medical travel
• Coordinate care between provinces
• Connect to financial resources for medications, travel, and medical supplies

Note: The navigators cannot provide medical care.