by staff writer | Jun 28, 2019 | Events
On National HIV Testing Day, June 27, and we chatted with KCCI about the importance of getting tested, and Tommie Clark even got tested on air to show everyone in Central Iowa how easy it is to get tested. During the day we set up our Mobile Health Unit in the parking...
by staff writer | May 15, 2019 | Care & Prevention
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and we created a list of the four factors/behaviors that increase your risk of Hepatitis C. You have had unprotected sex with multiple partners. People can live with Hepatitis C for decades without symptoms which means that many...
by staff writer | Apr 5, 2019 | Care & Prevention
Once on the brink of elimination, syphilis cases reached a 24-year high in the United States in 2017. More than 30,000 cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) were reported nationally that year—a nearly 11% jump since 2016. In Iowa alone, there were 101 cases...
by staff writer | Aug 28, 2018 | Announcements
At Primary Health Care our goal is to be your one-stop-shop for health care, and as of September 1, 2018 we are now able to fulfill all prescription HIV medications at our pharmacy. This change applies to all clients of PHC and The Project who are insured through...
by staff writer | May 21, 2018 | Announcements, Treatment & Care
What do the medications do anyway? HIV medications can help you control your HIV by Lowering your viral load Raising your T-cell count – improving your immune system Your goal is to have your HIV medications work as much as they can, for as long as they can. HIV...
