Blog & Updates
News, HIV basics, prevention tips, testing info, and support—written for our community.
Getting Tested for HIV: What You Need to Know
Learn why getting tested for HIV matters, what the test is like, and where you can go. Testing is quick, easy, and free at many places.
Begin: Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Management Program
BE HEALTHY. BE FIT. BE HAPPY. This healthy lifestyle program emphasizes eating for good health, weight loss and being physically active....
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...
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,...
The Project of Primary Health Care Appoints Becky Johnson as Clinical Director, Marking a New Era in HIV Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Project of Primary Health Care Appoints Becky Johnson as Clinical Director, Marking a New Era in HIV Care Des...
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...
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...
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...
All your HIV medications now in one place
Prescription medications such as Atripla, Biktarvy, Truvada, and more – now available at the Primary Health Care Inc. Pharmacy.
Just Diagnosed? Don’t Panic
If you are newly HIV-positive, you are probably filled with concerns and questions. But don’t worry. Here are some FAQs.
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