Community Health Center Champions

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To commemorate National Health Center Week, AAPCHO highlights Community Health Center (CHC) Champions—individuals who are, through big and small ways, advancing the CHC mission.

We spotlight health center staff, patients, and community members, who through their noteworthy efforts, contribute to our member health centers’ goal to provide comprehensive, affordable, culturally and linguistically appropriate health care.

Meet this year’s CHC Champions!


2023 Champions

Ailing Gideon is a community health worker and Special Programs Coordinator at Community Clinic in Northwest Arkansas. Having to leave his home country of the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to seek healthcare and not having the support to help guide him through his health journey was very challenging. Ailing is now a Community Health Worker (CHW), and he is extremely passionate about his work in helping others and being one of the support or resource the community needs.

Ailing was recognized as an active Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Collaborative partner and for his dedication to providing community outreach.

Jeannie Tsui is a bilingual Occupational Therapist (OT), who serves community members with limited access to healthcare, at the Chinese American Service League (CASL). As a Chicago Chinatown native herself with strong personal ties, she provides the community with occupational therapy services, consultations, and community education through a culturally and linguistically relevant lens. At CASL, she collaborates with her team to improve the quality of life for those living with dementia and their care partners.

Jeannie was recognized for her knowledge about the community, Chinese culture and OT which helped increase caregiver quality of life, sense of affective and somatic well-being, and their confidence in managing behavioral systems.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Champion Sponsors

Janssen Oncology DE&I Council

2023 Champions

Ailing Gideon is recognized for being an active Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Collaborative partner and for his dedication to community outreach.


Jeannie Tsui is recognized for her knowledge about the community, Chinese culture and OT which helped increase caregiver quality of life, sense of affective and somatic well-being, and their confidence in managing behavioral systems.

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