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
January 19, 2026
Our kitchens provide a place of inspiration and important conversations
By Dennis Archambault The kitchen is a place of inspiration, a “sacred space,” the “heart of the home.” Loretta Bush, president & CEO of Authority Health, has often said...January 14, 2026
New dietary guidelines highlight the dangers of ultra-processed foods, but create confusion
By Dennis Archambault The new dietary guides released by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service have formally recognized the devastating impact that ultra processed foods are having on our...January 12, 2026
This New Year Are You Shooting for the Stars or Something Closer?
By Artina Dozier-Gage Here we are again, in the first few days of a new year, facing the idealized (and often romanticized) tradition of the promise many of...December 16, 2025
Restoring public trust is a critical challenge for health science practitioners
By Dennis Archambault One of the most perplexing issues facing modern health care today is not one that can be solved in a laboratory or clinical research. It...November 10, 2025
Advocacy efforts address proposed SNAP cuts
By Dennis Archambault Emergency food providers throughout the nation are bearing the weight of the halt of full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The government is...October 09, 2025
Many older adults qualify for Medicare assistance – but don’t know how to get it
By Dennis Archambault Nearly half of the older households in the United States have no savings or other financial assets and most lack the financial support to withstand a...October 06, 2025
SNAP-Ed cuts result in loss of valued nutrition education partners
By Dennis Archambault While many of us were focused on budget deliberations in Lansing and Washington, impact of the elimination of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program educational component (SNAP-Ed)...September 29, 2025
From the Clinic to Capitol Hill: A Psychiatrist’s Journey in Advocacy
Reflections on bridging psychiatry, policy, and prevention By Dr. Aishat Mamman This past month, I had the privilege of stepping out of the clinic and into the heart...September 24, 2025
Open letter to the #Michigan Legislature regarding the School Aid Budget
Note: 📓 Child and Adolescent Health Centers are an essential component of the primary care system, particularly for children who do not have pediatricians. #AuthorityHealth sponsors two school-based health...September 23, 2025
