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Leanne Sayle Director Faye Smith Administrative Assistant

2nd Floor, 16 Garfield Street PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Telephone: (902) 368-6157 Facsimile: (902) 368-6136

This Division is responsible for policy direction, program development, evaluation and support in the area of health policy including health promotion and illness prevention, continuing care policy (home care, long term care, palliative care and dialysis), primary health care policy, dental health policy, nursing policy, chronic disease management, population health and health research.

Public Health Policy/Illness Prevention

YOU CAN ASK US ABOUT Diabetes Program Healthy Eating Strategy for Island Children and Youth PEI Pap Screening Program Prince Edward Island Strategy for Healthy Living Smoking Cessation Tobacco Reducation Alliance OUR STAFF Deborah Bradley Manager Nancy Cook Administrative Support Lisa Shaffer Community Development/Tobacco Coordinator Laraine Poole Public Policy Analyst Catherine Freeze Provincial Diabetes Coordinator Heather MacMillan PAP Screening Program Coordinator Pat Charlton Health Education/Nutrition Coordinator Nancy Malcolm-Sharratt Cancer Control Coordinator

Continuing Care Policy

YOU CAN ASK US ABOUT Adult Day Programs Home Care and Support Palliative Care Program PEI Dialysis Program OUR STAFF Gail MacNutt Manager Gail Sanderson Administrative Support Joanne Chisholm Provincial Dialysis Coordinator Corinne Rowswell Home Care/Palliative Care Policy Analyst Marina Fay Long Term Care Policy Analyst

Epidemiology and Evaluation

WHAT WE DO The Epidemiology Unit is responsible for monitoring and reporting on trends in population health and conducting research and evaluation to assist in health system planning. YOU CAN ASK US ABOUT PEI Cancer Research Council PEI Health Research Program OUR STAFF Dr. Linda Van Til Manager Gail Sanderson Administrative Support Connie Cheverie Research Assistant Lorianne Sanderson Research Assistant Health Policy Evaluation Consultant Vacant position Betty Newson Primary Care Redesign Evaluation Officer Karen Gilbert Research Assistant PEI Health Indicators Provincial and Regional PEI Student Drug Survey 2002 National Diabetes Surveillance System

Primary Health Care Policy

YOU CAN ASK US ABOUT PEI Reproductive Care Program OUR STAFF Vacant Position Dawn A. Watson Administrative Support Public Health Nursing Consultant Vacant position Donna MacAusland Primary Care Redesign Coordinator Diane Boswall Reproductive Care Coordinator Linda Yorston Research Assistant Pam Wright Health Records Administrator Family Health Centres

Nursing Policy

WHAT WE DO Provides advice and assistance to the Health and Social Services System regarding the planning and policy direction for the delivery of Nursing Services in all sectors of the PEI Health System. YOU CAN ASK US ABOUT Nursing Practice on PEI PEI Licensed Practical Nurses Competency Project OUR STAFF Marion Clark Nursing Policy Consultant

This page last updated Tue Dec 14 10:21:55 2004.