Public Health
This 2016 guideline provides direction for Healthcare Providers on the prevention and control of MRSA in PEI.
Referral Form for Adult Immunization
This guideline provides information for Healthcare Providers on the management of an exposure to blood and body fluids in PEI.
The information in this report informs a Public Health approach to Cannabis Legalization and Regulation in PEI.
A graph of the incidence of Chlamydia in PEI from 2008 to 2017, stratified by age.
A graph of the proportion of Chlamydia cases in PEI 2008-2017 stratified by sex.
A graph displaying the cases of Hepatitis C in PEI from 2008 to 2017, stratified by age.
Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated Fact Sheet_2024-2025.
PEI Respiratory Illness Annual Summary - 2023-24 Season
2023-24 Season
Historical PEI influenza season summaries:
2022-23 Season
2021-22 Season
2020-21 Season - No Lab-confirmed cases in PEI
2019-20 Season
2018-19 Season
2017-18 Season
2016-...
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COVID-19 Surveillance Report
Influenza Summary
Annual Influenza Summaries
This guideline provides information for Healthcare providers on the management of pertussis.
This document presents the 2015 summary results of the Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Program's Surveillance Data.
Weeks 44 & 45 – October 27 to November 9, 2024
The surveillance period for the 2024-25 PEI Respiratory Illness Summary runs from August 25, 2024 (epidemiological week 35-2024) to August 23, 2025 (epidemiological week 34-2025). Surveillance weeks...
This document presents the 2016 summary results of the Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Program's Surveillance Data.
C.difficile Guideline
This guideline provides direction for Healthcare Providers on the prevention and control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in PEI.
What are the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases (NDCCD) Regulations?
The NDCCD Regulations are pursuant to the Prince Edward Island Public Health Act and are intended to strengthen surveillance and the public health response to...
Notifiable diseases and conditions quick reference table
The Chief Public Health Office is mandated by the Public Health Act and the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases Regulations to control certain communicable diseases in PEI. The Communicable Disease Program contributes to this...
What is shigellosis?
Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. The disease itself is commonly referred to as dysentery. People are the only source for Shigella bacteria. Shigella are extremely infectious...
Women in PEI: A Statistical Review is a statistical snapshot of the female population in PEI. This document provides sex-disaggregated data related to education, work and income, health, justice, violence against women and women in leadership. It...
Overview
Violence against anyone is unacceptable. Violence experienced by women, however, particularly intimate
partner violence and sexual assault, represents a unique aspect of the wider social problem of violence, and requires specific attention...
In September 2011 at the Annual General Meeting of the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Medical Society, the Society passed a resolution asking for a retrospective epidemiological review of suicides in PEI. It was suggested that the increase in the rate of...
Tobacco and electronic smoking device retailers wishing to inform themselves about legislation, store policies, and staff training will find this document a valuable resource.