Barbara Wei

Introduction The field of public health has always demanded leaders who can act amidst profound uncertainty with commitment, courage and clarity (1). In recent years, those demands have intensified in seemingly unimaginable ways—through the COVID-19 pandemic, rising political polarization, and widening inequities, for example. Public health leaders at every level have faced harassment, burnout, and sustained moral strain while working with limited authority and resources.

REVIEW article Volume 13 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1632959 This article is part of the Research TopicCatalyzing Public Health Leadership Research, Practice, Education, and TrainingView all 20 articles 1 Introduction In recent years, the longstanding challenges of public health leadership have been on full global display. The field, long recognized as highly complex, is lately even more riddled with divisive challenges that have spilled over into public view.

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