Public health leaders received threats, prompting up to 30% to leave the field --study.

Public health officials detail threats, changed landscape post-pandemic Feodora Chiosea/iStock CIDRAP

Public health leaders, including state commissioners and directors, and frontline health workers experienced threats to their well-being and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to up to 30% to step down, retire, or leave the field, according to a recent study in Public Health in Practice.

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