Health PEI

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

Helps cover the costs of annual eye exams and and up to three pairs of glasses for children in grades one-six, as needed.

Note: Children must be registered before submitting claims to Health PEI. Without proof of eligibility, families may need to pay full cost.

Provides confidential and supportive reproductive and sexual health care to Islanders of all genders, orientations and ages. Please note some services may only be available at a specific location.

Sexual health services include:

• Sexual health education and counselling
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Birth control counselling and prescriptions
• Pregnancy counselling, testing and support
• Abortion services (medical and surgical)
• PrEP and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)

Reproductive health services include:

• An initial fertility assessment for couples without a primary care provider
• Prenatal care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Menopause counseling and care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Maternal (perinatal and postpartum) mental health services
• Pregnancy loss counseling
• Pap/pelvic exams

Free shingles vaccine (Shingrix) is available to PEI seniors through community pharmacies in Epekwitk / PEI.

• Voice disorders
• Neurological conditions (for example: Parkinson's, ALS)
• Stuttering
• Cognitive communication (for example: brain injury, dementia)
• Augmentative or alternative communication
• Gender-affirming voice and communication services

• Consultation
• Screening and assessment
• Treatment
• Workshops
• Community visits
• Caregiver training

Receives and responds to compliments and complaints from users of PEI's health care system. Submissions can be made online, by phone, or by mail.

• Learn to manage their chronic disease from the comfort of home
• Avoid unnecessary trips to the hospital
• Catch problems before they become an emergency
• Become more involved in managing their health and quality of life