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
March 20, 2025
Discontinued funding for local food purchasing hurts community-based nutrition
By Dennis Archambault The connection between local growers and nutrition has increased in recent years as urban agriculture and programs like “Fresh Prescription (Fresh Rx)” connect food insecure or...March 11, 2025
‘Where have all the doctors gone?’
By Dennis Archambault This is the headline of the lead article in the January 2025 issue of AARP Bulletin. But it’s a headline that has occurred repeatedly over several...February 19, 2025
British researchers call for greater systemic approach to address childhood obesity
By Dennis Archambault For over a decade professionals from health and human service agencies, academia, and other private sector organizations have networked through the MOTION Coalition, hosted by Authority...February 18, 2025
Schweitzer Fellow finds added inspiration on mission trip to Dominican Republic
Adediwura Adegbite, a medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), experienced a renewed passion for “travel medicine” or providing medical care in distant underserved regions...February 05, 2025
Integrating the ‘political determinants’ into health and social policy
By Dennis Archambault The author Daniel Dawes, in his book The Political Determinants of Health, argues that there is a layer of influence over what has been known as...January 26, 2025
Anniversary of ‘Walking Man’ story reminds us of social determinants of health
By Dennis Archambault The Detroit Free Press this month noted the 10th anniversary of “Walking Man,” the story of a factory worker who walked 21 miles daily from his...January 12, 2025
Breathe In… Breathe Out… Mindfulness for the New Year
By Artina Dozier-Gage WITH so many things taking space up there (in our minds) it’s not surprising that we can feel unsure or some confusion around everything...January 09, 2025
Poverty and Social Determinants of Health In America
By Dennis Archambault This month, health equity and human service advocates throughout the country are reminding elected officials, health administrators, and average citizens that aspects of daily living –...January 09, 2025
Something good has come from the COVID pandemic
By Dennis Archambault A surprisingly positive outcome seems to have occurred as a result of the coronavirus pandemic: Substance use by youth has remained significantly diminished, despite the return...December 17, 2024