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SAGPodcast: The Big Picture of Transformation: Big Places and Big Connections (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 23: Sept. 23, 2026 Length: 28:47 This week, The Big Picture returns to Washington County, where we sit down with Sean Sturr, District 16 business expert, and Nancy Byce, District 16 supervisor, to talk about the operational work that shapes the experience of staff and the people ODHS serves. The conversation looks at facilities, volunteers, donations, personnel support, contracts, motor pool, buildings and all the systems that may not be visible when someone walks through the d
Raggy! It's a Scooby-Pod Mystery! (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 22 — Sept. 21, 2026 Length: 9:47 This week’s episode pulls the Mystery Machine up to ODHS for updates on immigration-related staff guidance, ReportConnect office hours, 2027 health plan options, Oregon Health Plan notices, Latin American independence celebrations and OEP records retention. The episode begins with Director Liesl Wendt’s follow-up to front desk employees and others who participated in listening sessions about immigration-related concerns. From there, Deadline: OD
SAGPodcast: The Big Picture of Transformation: Big Places and Big Connections (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 21: Sept. 16, 2026 Length: 18:47 This week, The Big Picture comes from Hillsboro, where we sit down outside with Maya Cipriano, Child Welfare resource developer for Washington County, and Ana Hernandez-Garcia, engagement manager in District 16, to talk about collaboration, community partners and the practical supports that help families move forward. The conversation begins with a simple question: what obstacles do families face that should not be so difficult to overcome? For
ODHS is Pod-ding Nemo! (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 20 — Sept. 14, 2026 Length: 9:59 This week’s episode heads into open water with updates on the 2027–29 agency request budget, suicide prevention walks, the Veterans ERG, the Employee Engagement Survey, OHP notices, Child Welfare resource families and Medford service locations. 4Minutes4U: * 2027–29 agency request budget Deadline: ODHS: * Beginning Sept. 12: Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walks * Sept. 15: Veterans ERG meeting with Wounded Warrior Project speaker Cindy P
SAGPodcast: The Big Picture of Transformation: PDX & ICWA (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 19: Sep. 9, 2026 Length: 22:27 This week, The Big Picture comes from Portland, where we sit down with Nicomi Levine, ICWA permanency supervisor in District 2, and Angela Mellison, family coach for the ICWA team, to talk about tribal relationships, collaboration and what it means to support families with respect. The conversation begins with ICWA — the Indian Child Welfare Act — and the importance of working alongside tribes, respecting tribal sovereignty and making sure tribes
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