Baby Got Track
Announced in an October 14, 2020 press release, this initiative embarks on the first in-depth analysis examining the relationship between early childhood programs and education outcomes.
What is OCID?
Not to be confused with a popular "Umbrella" organization starring Elliot Page, this evidence-informed health policy institute was established in June 2000 following a merger between the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR).
What is AcademyHealth?
The Center recently increased our individual Professional Development benefit from $1,000, to this amount that also marks the year a widespread computer programming shortcut was expected to cause extensive havoc.
What is $2000?
We would have bet dollars to donuts that we would hit this goal. This is one instance we're glad to have our eggs in one basket! We now have this many months of operating revenue in reserve.
What is 12?
We are allowed work time to participate in health equity-related professional organizations. Historians may disagree whether this 20th Century comedian would follow this recommendation, as he was famously quoted for saying, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
Who is Groucho Marx?
We were real tough cookies in 2020. We successfully pivoted to virtual programming during the pandemic, including weekly COVID-19 calls throughout the month of April. The end of the year culminated in the approval of a COVID vaccine. How would Pat Benetar respond to this news?
What is "Hit me with your best shot?"
Milbank Memorial Fund established the Reforming States Group in the same year that Bill Clinton was elected President; Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games; and Wayne and Garth moved from cable access to your local movie theatre.
What is 1992?
This statistical program might be misconstrued as having attitude and would be a relevant skill to build on as the Center tries to add data analytic capacity.
What is SAS?
Hey there, all you cats and kittens! 2020 began with a snarly start. We learned the importance of not only sticking to a strategic plan, but also thinking outside the box. Name the fictional character who pondered, "Is anything more exhilarating than taking a gamble? For it is often the highest risk that carries the greatest reward."
Who is Lady Whistledown?
Who said, "None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody, a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony, or a few nuns, bent down and helped us pick up our boots."
Who is Justice Thurgood Marshall (first Black Supreme Court Justice; grandson of a person who was enslaved)?
We launched layered facilitation trainings to meet the demand from state customers for assistance in resolving policy conflicts. Name the science guy who said, "Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't."
Who is Bill Nye?
The State-University Partnership Learning Network is a collaboration that works on state-based partnerships between Medicaid policymakers and university research teams. How many states have SUPLN partnerships? In Numerology, this number denotes wisdom with a touch of diplomacy and curiosity. In my household, it denotes the date I learn whether I have made the naughty or nice list.
What is 25?
The Data Analysis and Technical Assistance, or "DATA" Group plays a critical role in advising and shaping data-oriented projects today and in the future. Time will tell if their computational abilities will rival those of Lt. Commander Data who joined the Starfleet after being rescued from a colony on this planet.
What is Earth (colony Omicron Theta)?
Enhanced graphic design and data visualization capabilities were prioritized in 2020. Several staff members have earned certificates in this program; the name of which is derived from the old French for "picture, or painted target."
What is Tableau?
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at OHSU are employee-managed groups comprised of people who share common backgrounds and their allies (Veterans, Women, Ability). Each group posts their Calendars of Events in this riveting section of O2. Play your cards right, and you'll form some partnerships.
What is Bridge?
The star garnet is found in abundance in two places in the world; India, and this gem of a state that joined the MED collaborative in 2020.
What is Idaho?
DAILY DOUBLE: We have 2 staff members who are identical twins, and 2 people born in the same state with the same name. "Fill my eyes with that double vision!" is an exclamation that members of this British-American rock band might make in response to learning these facts.
What is Foreigner?
The Career and Workplace Enhancement Center at OHSU offers assistance with skills development, workplace relationships, and career advancement. To register, do a search for "CWE" in this program, named after a tool that was first invented as a device for divination.
What is Compass?
We continued to diversify our funding in 2020. Even if we were living in the land of milk and honey, we would be udder no illusions that all revenue could be this type, described as a business or product that generates a continuous flow of income.
What is a cash cow?
One of the Center's strategies is to support us when we have opportunities to present information about the Center at conferences or community events that promote diversity and inclusion. We could aspire to be as relatable as this Presbyterian minister-turned-public-speaker who cemented his career testifying before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications.
Who is Fred McFeely Rogers or Mr. Rogers?
Our Diversity Action Plan includes measurable goal in 4 areas. Just don't expect to be able to use this tool to quantify them. Patented in 1829, it was constructed from leftover hoop skirts that had fallen out of fashion and encased in a leather pouch.
What is the tape measure?
Is there a culture clash between academia and health policy support frameworks? What is the best way for us to work within, or challenge OHSU's systems? Is resistance futile? These issues are likely to be discussed well into the future. Perhaps this Collective hive group will take a position in The Next Generation.
What is the Borg?
A positive attitude will take you far. Just ask Nathan Apodaca. When his car battery died, he decided to grab his juice and ride his longboard to work. What song did he play in the background as he filmed his commute?
What is Dreams by Fleetwood Mac?
"Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits," is the signature catchphrase for this cartoon character, known for his incompetent tracking abilities. He would be better off tracking interviews using the amazing interview tracker that was developed last year.
Who is Elmer Fudd?
The Office of Minority Health is a Health and Human Services Office that offers free, continuing education e-learning programs designed to help provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services. We don't know if lessons include this preparatory practice that was banned in California between 1901 and 1917.
What is homework?