by staff writer | May 4, 2020 | Care & Prevention, News
¿Qué es el PrEP? Si no sabes mucho de el PrEP, esa palabra quiere decir “Profilaxis de prexposición”, que es una manera elegante de decir que el medicamento se usa para prevenir el VIH al protegerte antes de exponerte a él. Ahora hay dos medicamentos disponibles para...
by Callen | Apr 9, 2020 | Announcements, Care & Prevention, Treatment & Care
Virtual Visits at PHC and The Project of PHC Primary Health Care is now offering our patients the option to do virtual visits with their health care provider instead of coming into the clinic. These visits are easy, confidential and are available for no extra charge....
by staff writer | Apr 6, 2020 | Care & Prevention, News
Rapid Start PrEP Last month, the Prevention and Clinical teams at the Project launched “Rapid Start PrEP,” an easy way to start your journey to preventing HIV. PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a medication treatment that when taken as directed can...
by staff writer | Mar 27, 2020 | Care & Prevention
Noah Beacom, a prevention specialist, at The Project of Primary Health Care wrote about his mental health strategies and journey since the start of the outbreak, and we wanted to share it with you in case that it will be helpful to you. Noah is not a licensed mental...
by staff writer | Mar 17, 2020 | Care & Prevention, COVID19
Following the guidelines of the Iowa Department of Public Health, Prevention services will be modified as follows: Appointments must be scheduled in advance by calling (515) 248-1595. We will not be doing online scheduling at this time. The Project of Primary Health...
by staff writer | Mar 10, 2020 | Care & Prevention, News
Twenty-three percent of people living with HIV are women. They are a minority when it comes to populations impacted by HIV, and experience of living with HIV as a woman can be isolating. “I never worried about HIV because I was heterosexual, female, had a white-collar...
