Local public health under threat: Harassment faced by local health department leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Egile Nagusiak: Jordan Royster (Egilea), Jack A. Meyer (Egilea), Margaret C. Cunningham (Egilea), Kellie Hall (Egilea), Krishna Patel (Egilea), Timothy C. McCall (Egilea), Aaron A. Alford (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, local health departments (LHDs) faced several challenges including underfunding and understaffing. COVID-19 exacerbated these challenges and introduced new ones, including harassment of the agency, staff, and leadership. The objective of this study was to...