Season 1, Episode 76 — May 18, 2026

Length: 9:35

This week’s episode brings a full calendar and a little friendly rivalry, with the launch of the first Beaver Duck Innovation Classic leading the way. The focus is on practical ideas from ODHS staff—ways to reduce red tape, cut duplication, improve communication, make daily work more efficient, and better support the people we serve.

The episode also checks in on SNAP time-limit notices, wellness tools, records retention, and appreciation for the Mental Health Matters ERG. Because whether the work is innovation, policy, records, mindfulness, or community support, the big picture is the same: clearer systems, stronger connections, and practical action that helps ODHS serve Oregon better.

4Minutes4U: (1:22)

• Beaver Duck Innovation Classic

Deadline: ODHS: (3:09)

• TANF Policy Listening Session

• Digital Accessibility and Plain Language Lunch and Learn

• AANHPI Heritage Month celebration

• From Fields to Future: Advancing Latinx Excellence

• 2027 Estella Namahoe Naat’áanii Award nominations

Fact of the Week: (5:53)

• SNAP ABAWD counting month notices

Dateline: ODHS: (7:22)

• Mindful Minute GLAD technique

• OTIS records retention schedule

• Mental Health Matters ERG appreciation

Writer’s Round-Up: (8:57)