Chien-Chi Huang, MS

Former Advisory Panel Member

Somerville, MA

Founder, Asian Breast Cancer Project
Executive Director, Asian Woman for Health

Represented: Patients, Caregivers, and Patient Advocates

Chien-Chi Huang is the Founder of Asian Breast Cancer Project, the Executive Director of Asian Women for Health, and a breast cancer survivor. A skilled and passionate community advocate, she was the Asian Community Program Manager at the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling from 2006 to 2011 and spearheaded several new health initiatives addressing the unique issues and challenges facing the Asian-American community. She has participated in several community-based participatory research trainings and has received grants from organizations such as the Massachusetts Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Both mainstream and Asian media outlets have highlighted her efforts and dedication to reducing health disparities related to gambling addiction, mental health, and breast cancer. She also serves in pivotal roles for many organizations. She received a Cheryl Kramer Passion Award in 2011, the Trail Blazer Award in 2012, and the Janice McGrath Survivor of the Year Award in 2013.

Huang served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Addressing Disparities from April 2013 - April 2016.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

As of July 22, 2015:

  • Asian Women for Health, Executive Director
  • Asian Data Advocacy Work Group, Founding Member
  • Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Advisory Committee Member
  • Tufts CTSI, comparative effectiveness of lipid screening and treatment strategies for adolescents with high cholesterol, Parent Panel Member 
  • AIM for Equity, Co-Chair of Membership Committee
  • Community Campus Partnership for Health, Member
  • Dana Farber External Community Advisory Committee, Member
  • Tufts CTSI, Aligning Researchers with Communities for Health, Community Member
  • Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network, Former Member
  • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Consultant and Project Manager
  • Somerville Commission for Women, Commissioner