Health PEI

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 a community-based home care service designed to support older adults who are Francophone or bilingual, as well as their caregivers. Includes:

• Physical exercises
• Cognitive simulation to arts, crafts, and social interaction
• Respite for caregivers

Provides copies of immunization records for immunizations received in Epekwitk / PEI.

• Growth and nutrition
• Vision and hearing
• Oral health
• Gross and fine motor development
• Speech and communication
• Problem solving
• Personal/social development

Provides care before, during, and after pregnancy to clients as a primary care provider. Services include:

• Preconception counselling: Tailored to a family's needs including upcoming pregnancy, Pap/HPV screening, or providing information on midwifery
• Prenatal care: Tailored assessments and education to a family's needs including prenatal classes and breast/chest feeding classes
• Postpartum services: Physical assessments, education, lactation support, further family planning and more

• Needle exchange with safe needle disposal
• Immunization counseling and immunization
• Vein/wound care
• Sexual health counseling
• Health teaching to support optimal health
• Referrals to other care providers
• Naloxone kits for people who are at risk of opioid overdose
• Detox information

Provides programs for parents of newborns from birth to 8 weeks. Includes:

• New Beginnings Program: Public Health Nurses provide home visits shortly after new parents and babies leave the hospital so new parents have an opportunity to ask questions about breastfeeding, your health, and your baby's health. Extra supports can be provided if needed.
• Best Start Program: A voluntary in-home program for new parents that provides information and support to promote the healthy development of your child during a child's first three years.
• Period of PURPLE Crying Program: Introduced in hospital after your baby is born to help parents and caregivers better understand normal crying and provide information on coping strategies.
• Born to Read: A Public Health Nurse provides you with a book and library card for your new baby during your 2-month scheduled home visit.

Provides occupational therapy services for children to help them with motor and sensory skills, where there is a concern the child is not meeting developmental milestones. Occupational therapy can help children in the areas of:

• Self care: Toileting, dressing, bathing, feeding self, eating, as well as following the home routine and completing simple chores
• Play skills: Playing with a variety of toys and different textures/materials(ex: taking turns and copying actions)
• Preschool readiness: Drawing, colouring, using scissors, building with blocks or puzzles
• Exploring environment: Moving around environment safely ( ex: participating on playground equipment)
• Sensory input: Tolerating different sounds, smells, tastes, or textures

Note: School based occupational therapy for school-aged children is also available, but referrals must come from the school and there is no self-referral process.

Provides reproductive counselling, information, and mental health support. Includes:

• Before a pregnancy
• Continuing a pregnancy
• Adoption
• Abortion
• Pregnancy loss
• Maternal (Perinatal and Postpartum) Mental Health Services
• Abuse during pregnancy

• Experiencing a healthy pregnancy, birth and recovery
• Feeding and caring for your baby (breastfeeding, nutrition and infant care)
• Stages of child growth and development
• Infant immunization
• Keeping your family safe and healthy