Missing School Matters for Children's Health: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Chronic Absenteeism and its Socioeconomic Drivers

Rachel Lee, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, 201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: rachxlee28@gmail.com.
Nicholas Wilson, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Austin D. Le, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Courtney Lubaczewski, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, 607 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605, USA.
Jared Boyce, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Medical Scientist Training Program, Madison, WI, USA.
Daniel Resnick, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, USA.
Crystal C. Uwazie, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Shaminy Manoranjithan, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Riddhi Modi, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, 101 Northern Boulevard, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA.
Kyle Smith, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Adrienne Nguyen, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 8025 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA.
Heidi Schumacher, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA.
Danielle G. Dooley, Children's National Hospital, Child Health Advocacy Institute, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA.
Elliott Attisha, Senior Fellow for Health, Attendance Works, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-15-2026

Journal

The Journal of pediatrics

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.114986

Department

Pediatrics

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