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October 15, 2020 National Latinx HIV and AIDS Awareness Day on La Que Buena
October 5, 2020, COVID-19 Creates Challenges for Testing And Tracing STIs
September 26, 2020, Primary Health Care concerned about discount drug program attacks
September 16, 2020, Pharmaceutical industry threatens access to prescriptions
September 3, 2020, Extensive Screen And Couch Time Could Have Long-Term Impact On Kids’ Health
July 13, 2020, Erica Carrick named Executive Director of Operations and Integration
July 7, 2020, Simpson Named COO of Primary Health Care
April 7, 2020, COVID-19 test offered to patients without all symptoms on case-by-case basis
December 1, 2019, World AIDS Day: Des Moines community, The Project raise HIV awareness
December 1, 2019, World AIDS Day recognized in Des Moines
December 1, 2019, World AIDS Day: Iowans Pay Tribute to Lives Lost
September 26, 2019, Primary Health Care receives quality improvement recognition grant
September 8, 2019, Congress Should Fund Community Health Centers
August 19, 2019, Primary Health Care’s addiction treatment recognized for effectiveness
August 16, 2019, Health Officials Say Kids’ Health Documents Should be Updated Before School Starts
August 8, 2019, Primary Health Care staff cites continued funding issues
August 2, 2019, Here are eight innovative programs making a difference in Iowa’s addiction crisis
June 27, 2019, Metro health agency offers free testing on National HIV Testing Day
June 27, 2019, East Side wellness center to be named in honor of Harkin
May 30, 2019, Local Primary Health Care Dental Clinic expands pediatric dentistry
May 28, 2019, On the Rise: Bernadette Beck
May 8, 2019, Primary Health Care’s expanded MAT training tackles addiction on all fronts
April 17, 2019, Primary Health Care receives national recognition from CMS
April 14, 2019, On the Rise: Heidi Shreck
April 12, 2019, Engebretsen to step down from CMO role at Primary Health Care
March 18, 2019, On the Rise: Becky Johnson
March 6, 2019, Iowa Finance Authority awards $5.2M toward affordable housing
March 4, 2019, On the Rise: Amanda Larsen
February 20, 2019, Ridley named emerging leader in community health
February 16, 2019, CenteringPregnancy prenatal care puts moms in charge
February 16, 2019, Mary Greeley awarded grant to help local agencies promote nutrition and food security
February 13, 2019, Primary Health Care opens new clinic
February 6, 2019, Primary Health Care partners with EMBARC for interpretation program
January 29, 2019, Primary Health Care to open wellness center at East Side Clinic
June 23, 2018, When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
July 20, 2016, Local clinic runs weekly low-cost farmers market
ACA Enrollment Assistance Available at PHC
Farm to Clinic Award PHC Opens Wellness Center
Becky Johnson Named HIV Clinical Director
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06.03.18 Press Release: Prairie Meadow Awards PHC Community Betterment Grant
06.23.18 PHC’s Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction Featured in New York Times,
05.14.18 Press Release: PHC Set to Honor Polk County Board of Supervisors at Annual Event
04.27.18 PHC’s Dr. Alan Bollinger featured on “Surviving Bad” with Peter Komendowski
01.10.18 Video Stream Town Hall Meeting: Opioid Epidemic and Its Impact on Story County
01.05.18 KHOI Radio Panel Discussion on the Opioid Epidemic
07.07.17 Press Release: National Health Center Week is Coming Up!
07.2017 Dr. Nicole Gastala Published in ‘Annals of Family Medicine’
06.27.17 National HIV Testing Day, KCCI News
06.2017 How Des Moines & Polk County Achieved an End to Veteran Homelessness
05.15.17 Press Release: Primary Leaders in Health Awards to Honor Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
03.30.17 Press Release: PHC Now Providing Title X Services for Marshalltown & Surrounding Communities
01.27.17 Press Release: ACA Enrollment Assistance Available at Primary Health Care
01.06.17 Opioid Crisis and Epidemic, New York Times
07.21.16 PHC Story County Clinic’s “Farm to Clinic” Highlighted in Ames Tribune
07.07.16 Press Release: PHC Provider, Nicole Gastala M.D. Published in Health Affairs Journal
07.06.16 Press Release: PHC Named 1 of 6 Safety Net Providers to Share in SNAC $500,000 Grant
04.10.16 PHC CEO on “This Week in Iowa”, Navigating the Medicaid Transition to Managed Care
04.05.16 Press Release: PHC Stands Ready to Help Iowa Medicaid Patients
01.2016 PHC Medical Partner for Clinic at Scavo High School, DMPS Blog
12.2015 PHC CEO Kelly Huntsman – Polk County Housing Authority Newsletter
11.2015 Primary Health Care – Raising Central Iowans Out of Poverty, Des Moines Register
11.18.15 The Project’s Greg Gross on WHO- TV
01.2014 Centralized Intake Launch is a Success, Mid Iowa Health Foundation Report
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