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TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER, Birmingham, AL
M-Power Health Clinic

What is it? 
M-POWER is a community ministry consisting of area churches, hospitals, community organizations and other groups that seek to develop and achieve healthy communities for individuals and families, to share resources and information, and to encourage mental and physical health, spiritual growth, educational advancement, community involvement, economic development and social interaction.

A central service of M-POWER is the M-POWER Health Clinic, jointly sponsored by the Birmingham Baptist Association, Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and Trinity Medical Center.  The clinic provides care for those who may be working but without insurance or who are transitioning off welfare and don't have health insurance coverage, and to promote health and wellness through whole-person care.

Children, age one or older, and adults are treated at the M-POWER Health Clinic. Among the services and treatments offered are:

• Regular checkups
• Blood pressure checks
• Blood sugar checks
• Treatment of minor injuries
• School physicals
• Treatment of minor illnesses - cough, cold, flu, sore throats
• Sports physicals
• Tetanus shots
• General health information
• Preventative health care
• Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
• Domestic violence counseling

All Health Clinic patients are first seen by a social worker who spends time with them getting to know the issues they are facing and those of their family.

Who is it for?
Area individuals and families.

Why do they do it?
M-POWER grew out of an initial collaboration between area churches and the desire to serve and support families and neighborhoods in urban Birmingham.

Contact: Ryan Hankins
Director
ryanh@mpowerministries.org