The Project of the Quad Cities

Hiv medical case management offers medication and treatment adherence support to people living with hiv in Iowa and Illinois. In addition to providing medication and treatment support, hiv case managers assist clients with overcoming barriers related to nutrition, transportation, housing, substance use, and mental health. Tpqc employees that specialize in housing stability and benefits navigation to reduce The prevalence of clients that are unhoused and ensure that clients are adequately ensured. Since ryan white is a payer of last resort, case managers work diligently to connect clients with other community resources and funding streams in The service area. Case managers are knowledgeable about hiv/aids and provide education to clients and our community partners which assists in reducing The stigma associated with this diagnosis. Tpqc works closely with The genesis infectious disease clinic to streamline linkage to care and care team collaboration. During fy22, tpqc served 375 clients living with hiv.

In an effort to provide a full range of services, support, and prevention programming, The Project of The Quad cities, inc works collaboratively with genesis infectious disease, Project now, community mental health centers, health departments, center for drug and alcohol, delecerda house, and home health care organizations, 2000 clients served.

The prevention and outreach team at tpqc provide a variety of services that aim to reduce The risk of hiv and hepatitis c transmission. Each week, our outreach specialists are in The community providing education and hiv/hcv testing services free of charge. They distribute a variety of prophylactics and personal hygiene items to individuals at all testing and education sites. In 2021, tpqc began formally providing harm reduction services in The community. The harm reduction coordinator is responsible for conducting stakeholder focus groups to better understand The community of individuals who inject drugs and host community education sessions with service providers to increase knowledge of harm reduction work. Tpqc distributes harm reduction supplies including sterile syringes and narcan/naloxone at our brick and mortar location, our on-site clinic, and in our community outreach settings. In addition to harm reduction work, our harm reduction coordinator is responsible for assisting clients diagnosed with hepatitis c access treatment and medication.

Clinic tpqc provides clinical services including hiv/std testing, pep and prep services, and limited primary care focusing on lgbtq individuals. Tpqc tests approximately 800 individuals per calendar year and provides ongoing care for The above populations. Behavioral health tpqc provides behavioral health services delivered by 3 licensed clinical professional counselors (lcpc). Tpqcs lcpcs focus on those living with or impacted by hiv, people who identify as lgbtq+, people struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity, and survivors of victimization. Ryan white lead agent tpqc serves as The region 1 lead agent for Illinois ryan white part b services. We oversee The programmatic and fiscal components of three additional health departments in northwestern Illinois to ensure best practice service provision and allowable allocation of financial resources. Victim services effective july 1, 2016 The Project received grant funding to provide victim services such as client assistance, safe planning, hiv/sti testing and counseling, and mental health services. The funding is received from victims crime department through Iowa dept of public health 340b pharmacy The Project of The Quad cities, inc obtained a pharmacy license in 2020 and created two rivers pharmacy, llc to operate and act as The primary pharmacy for The Project of The Quad cities, inc. Connection with The distribution of medication to clients under The 340-b drug rebate program. The Project of The Quad cities, inc. is The sole member of two rivers pharmacy, llc