Athens Family Health Center — Athens, AL
Athens Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1005 W Market St, Ste B, Athens, AL 35611, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Alabama clinic (40 a week). It is run by Central North Alabama Health, which serves 13,801 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 1005 W Market St, Ste B, Athens, AL 35611 · Directions
- Phone: (256) 230-3061
- Website: www.cnahsi.com
- Weekly hours: 45 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Central North Alabama Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Central North Alabama Health
Patients came to Central North Alabama Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 661 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,623 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,015 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 502 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,032 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 984 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 450 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,523 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,635 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 902 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 803 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 812 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 103 | children tested |
Central North Alabama Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who Central North Alabama Health serves
13,801 patients used Central North Alabama Health in 2025. 84% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 391 patients were experiencing homelessness and 545 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 84% | 83% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 96% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 51% | 24% | 14% | +27 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 27% | 26% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 12% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 12% | 32% | 24% | −20 pts |
Quality of care at Central North Alabama Health
Central North Alabama Health is at or above the Alabama median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 56% | 63% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 42% | 46% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 51% | 44% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 51% | 36% | 44% | +15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 88% | 85% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 92% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 83% | 79% | −1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 35611
1,066 Central North Alabama Health patients live in ZIP 35611, and 62% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. — 184 patients from 35611
- AIDS Action Coalition of Huntsville — 69 patients from 35611
- Happi Health — 65 patients from 35611