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This is a collection of stories on health promotion initiatives happening in Island communities. If you have a story to share, we would love to hear from you!

West Prince Nature Explorers

Tignish
Physical activity
2022-11-07
This project will provide Tignish Recreation staff the opportunity to be trained by Wild Child PEI facilitators to start an outdoor group for young children to connect them to nature and increase phys...

YOUth Belong Here

Charlottetown
Mental Wellness
2022-08-19
YOUth Belong Here is an inclusion support program designed to engage youth and youth at-risk in the Charlottetown area through weekly drop-in sessions. Offering a balance of leisure and targeted progr...

Welatpetmu’k : We are benefiting from this

Abegweit First Nation
Physical activity
2022-08-19
A grassroots movement to inspire a culture shift for healthy food environments in Abegweit First Nation. Community data and perspectives will be collected to inform organizational and community policy...
2022-08-19
A new cooking class is promoting nutrition in PEI’s Indigenous community by helping participants combine traditional dishes with modern methods Melody Hyde, dietitian and health promotion coordinat...

Lessons in life, on the baseball diamond

Charlottetown
Physical activity
2022-08-19
Sports can be an avenue to friendship and learning for young people, but not everyone has equal access to these opportunities. A new free program, Girls at Bat, is offering the learning experience ...

PEI Community Fridge

Charlottetown
Healthy Eating
2022-08-19
What? PEI Community Fridge Where? Charlottetown How? Facilitates access to safe & nutritious food for our community. A structure has been built in Charlottetown to store two fridges with fr...
2022-08-19
Camp Triumph, one of the 2021-22 PEI Community Catalyst Grant recipients! What? “Family Support Resources” Project Where? Malpeque, PE How? Building on their successful summer programming, c...