PrEP Copay Cards: Issues and what you need to know

It has come to our attention that the Gilead copay cards for PrEP have new information. When some of our clients have gone to fill their PrEP prescriptions the copay card is coming up as expired. Have no fear, the cards are not expired, and you can still fill your...

HIV Support Group – New Location

The location for the HIV Support Group has changed! When: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM Where: 1200 Valley West Drive Suite 704, West Des Moines, 50266 (Third Floor Conference Room) Every Wednesday evening share information and experiences with an inclusive group of individuals...
National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing Day

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...

Are you at risk for Hepatitis C?

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...
Syphilis Strikes Back in US and Iowa

Syphilis Strikes Back in US and Iowa

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...
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