Tab1a.Brochure_03_04_09

The 1917 Clinic

Keep all of your clinic
appointments

The 1917 Clinic at UAB

Stay Connected

908 20th St. S
Birmingham, AL 35294-2050

Take control of your health by seeing

(205) 934-1917 (phone)
(205) 934-8490 (fax)
www.1917clinic.org

your health care providers regularly.

Clinic Hours:
Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm

Keep all of your
clinic appointments­.
Your health depends on it!

CS125297

How to
Stay Connected
• Keep all of your scheduled clinic
appointments.
• Work as a team with your health
care providers.

Why Is It Important to
Keep All of Your Clinic
Appointments?
Your Health Depends on It!
At your appointments

Ways to Remember
Your Clinic
Appointments
❑❑ Write all of your appointments in
a calendar.
❑❑ Put reminders or alerts in your cell phone.

• Talk openly and honestly with your
health care team.

• We can check your health and make changes
to your treatment plan if needed.

❑❑ Put your reminder card in a place where
you will see it often.

• Ask questions that are important
to you.

• We can give you the best medical care.

❑❑ Make sure we have your correct telephone
number and address.

• You can take control of your health.
In one large study, people with HIV who attended
all of their clinic appointments lived longer.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007.

Remember—it is important
to come to all of your clinic
appointments whether you
feel sick or feel well.

❑❑ Let us know right away if your telephone
number or address changes.

If something comes up and you can’t
keep a clinic appointment, please call
us at least 2 days in advance. It is
important to reschedule if you
miss an appointment.