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Bechara Choucair

Washington, D.C.
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Kaiser Permanente Chief Health Officer. Former Biden White House Vaccinations Coordinator & Chicago Dept of Public Health Commissioner.
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Chronic Absenteeism Is a Vital Sign for Kids’ Health. New Framework Seeks a Cure Original

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By Joshua M. Sharfstein, Bechara Choucair
| The 74 Verified
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When we worked in clinics caring for families and children, we routinely measured vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate and growth metrics like height and weight. But one of the most important health indicators remained out of reach: whether the kids were regularly showing up in school. School attendance is critical for success in the classroom, and success in school is core to health across a lifespan.
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Transforming The Narrative On Homelessness

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By Bechara Choucair
| Health Affairs Verified
In 2022, across the United States, more than 233,000 people experienced unsheltered homelessness, sleeping in cars, parks, or abandoned buildings. Rates of homelessness continue to increase amid rising rent, inflation, ongoing economic fallout from the pandemic, and the growing affordable housing crisis. Without a stable home, individuals are at greater risk for health and safety issues and shortened lifespans.
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Opinion: Prioritizing public health, even when the emergency is over

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By Bechara Choucair
| Modern Healthcare Verified
Even though the federal COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, our nation’s public health agencies and health systems need to act now–together–to make sure we’re all better prepared for the next one and well equipped to improve health for all. During the pandemic, the pain points in the country’s existing infrastructure and patchwork public health capabilities hindered the most effective, efficient response.
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