Clinical Operations
Community based pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and psychiatric care.
Graduate Medical Education
The second largest primary care teaching health center in the nation.
Medicaid & Insurance Enrollment
Providing access to the care you need to get well and stay well.
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Leadership development and sustainable humanitarian service.
Our Vision
We envision all people living healthy lives within healthy communities.
Our Mission
To coordinate efforts to improve population health of residents of the City of Detroit, Wayne County, and the region by assuring access to care.
Need to Make a Medical Appointment?
Visit the Popoff Family Health Center. Call 313-824-1000 or schedule an appointment on our Patient Portal.
Community Resources
Resources are available to assist Detroit & Wayne County residents during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Do You Need Health Insurance?
Through the Michigan Medicaid program, health care coverage is available to individuals who meet certain criteria.
News & Views
April 01, 2024
Financial Security Has a Major Influence on Population Health, Study Notes
By Dennis Archambault Financial security is an under-publicized social determinant of care, and a significant aspect of that is medical debt. The cost of health care, especially for those...March 29, 2024
Extending Longevity to Disenfranchised Populations Through Resilience
By Dennis Archambault Wellness has been around a long time. For some, it is part of their lifestyle. For others, it’s an aspiration. For others, it’s defined as resilience...March 25, 2024
Statement in Support of In Lieu Medicaid Services for Nutrition Programs
Food is a healer, and it builds resilience. Both of these qualities are absent in populations who live with food insecurity and the malnutrition that comes from consumption of...February 28, 2024
‘Food as Medicine’ Hits Mainstream; but Still Needs to Hit Main Street
Food heals. It comforts. It sustains. But good food is not found where many people who need it the most live. At a recent healthy food preparation demonstration at...February 27, 2024
Pediatric Resident Carries the Authority Health Teaching Health Center Mission Abroad
When Dr. Alyssa Motzel was looking for a pediatric residency program, she wanted an experience in which she would treat all children. Through her training at Authority Health in...February 26, 2024
Addressing the Racism and Sexism that Persists in Medical Training and Health Care
It’s distressing to learn from practicing physicians that racism and sexism continues to create a toxic work environment for professionals. A recent LinkedIn post involving the career choice of...February 26, 2024
Strengthening the Connection between Farm and Community, Urban and Rural
By Dennis Archambault Credit Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities in Traverse City for fostering the vision and advocacy to create a healthier environment based in the preservation and distribution...February 26, 2024
Strengthening the Ties Between Primary care and Public Health
By Dennis Archambault Pandemics, like wars and other catastrophic experiences, offer lessons that, when realized and learned, can improve the human condition. One of the lessons learned during the...February 26, 2024
Reading, Writing, Math… and Health
By Dennis Archambault Healthy students learn better. Conversely, unhealthy students struggle to learn. Keeping kids healthy results in improved academic performance, through improved mental acuity, increased immunization rates, and...January 29, 2024