Who knew that the Hawaii Department of Health had a veterinarian on staff?! We didn’t until we met Hawaii DOH’s one and only Public Health Veterinarian at a Hawaii Island conference in Kona. From speaking with her, it seems that’s true for a lot of folks in Hawaii, so in this episode we share our talk with recent Hawaii transplant, Ariella Barry, who was hired by the state DOH to fill a 20 year vacancy, and just in time to lend a hand during the 2025 Federal Government shutdown. We spoke with her during that Federal shutdown.

Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resilience (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

Resources:

• Hawaii Department of Health
• Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center (VERC)
• One Health
• Avian Influenza at duck sanctuary
• Podcast with Jeff Corle
• Hawaii Humane Society (for grief support groups)
• To reach Ariella, call the DOH Disease Reporting Line: 808-586-4586 and ask for the veterinarian on staff.

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• Seeds of Wellbeing Resource Hub
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