As Interim Co-Executive Director, Quang (“Q”) Dang oversees the work of the Network’s project teams in advancing law and policy solutions and providing direct legal technical assistance to those working to create healthier, more equitable communities. He also works closely with external partners in public health, as well as community, philanthropic and advocacy organizations working to advance health in their communities.

Q brings more than 20 years of experience as a public health lawyer, educator, and consultant to his Network leadership role. He previously served as Vice President of Programs at a national organization providing law and policy technical assistance to support building healthier communities. He has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses on health law, health policy, healthcare legislation, government programs, ethics, regulation, state and local health systems, medical-legal partnerships, and LGBT+ health. Q holds a J.D. from the University of California’s Berkeley School of Law and a B.A. with honors in Public Policy from Brown University.

Articles & Resources

Introduction to the 2021-2022 Racial Equity Dataset: A Searchable Collection of Laws Related to Racial Equity

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September 4, 2024
by Phyllis Jeden and Quang H. Dang

Join us for a webinar introducing the Network’s  Racial Equity Dataset. This searchable database includes bills proposed and enacted in the 2021 and 2022 legislative cycles in the wake of the renewed racial justice movement in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.   Features of the laws that were enacted, and that were still in effect on December 31, 2022, were compiled into a cohesive dataset, created using policy surveillance methods, to provide insight into the outcomes of those legislative sessions. Legislation identified, though not exhaustive, provides a bird’s eye view and a peek into relevant legal trends across the country.

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Racial Health Equity Information Session: Call for Applications for Network-Funded Law and Policy Assistance

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August 29, 2024
by April Shaw, Kathleen Hoke, Quang H. Dang and Sara Rogers

The Network seeks to support local, state, and tribal governments, health departments, community-based groups or organizations, nonprofits, professional associations, health care systems and providers, and others in their efforts to eliminate deep, systemic, and racially driven inequities in public health. Join us for a webinar outlining our recently released Legal and Policy Assistance to Address Racial Health Equity call for applications (RHE CFA) to support work on racial health equity. We are seeking applicants developing or working on a specific issue that prioritizes racial equity that would benefit from legal and policy technical assistance. We can assist with work that is at any stage of development.

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