Quentin David Young was an American physician who was recognized for his efforts in advocating for single-payer health care in the United States.
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An activist who opposed the Vietnam War and worked on the Civil Rights Movement, Young was best known for speaking out about social justice in the realm of health policy.
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Quentin Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Sarah Wolf and Abraham Quentin Young, a real estate salesman.
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Quentin Young attended Hyde Park High School, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University Medical School.
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Quentin Young interned at Cook County Hospital in 1947 and did his residency there.
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Quentin Young was a founder and served as national chairman of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, which was formed in June 1964 to provide medical care for civil rights workers, community activists, and summer volunteers working in Mississippi during Freedom Summer.
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Quentin Young was Chairman of Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago from 1972 to 1981.
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Quentin Young founded Health and Medicine Policy Research Group in 1980, and for many years was chairman of the board of that organization.
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Quentin Young was President of American Public Health Association in 1988.
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Dr Quentin Young was survived by five children: Nancy, Polly, Ethan, Barbara and Michael.
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Quentin Young appeared regularly at public health events and was considered the de facto authority on public health in Chicago.
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Quentin Young was a frequent guest on Chicago Public Radio, especially the weekday news magazine program Eight Forty-Eight.
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Quentin Young has worked with Physicians for a National Health Program since 1987, a Chicago-based not-for-profit organization.
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Quentin Young joined historian and author Studs Terkel who was a plaintiff in the case.