Director's Message

July 22, 2005

To: DHS employees

From: Bryan Johnston, Interim DHS Director

I hope you won't mind, but I decided to go for a little change of pace in this week's message. I jotted down several of the interesting facts about our organization and came up with this little 10 question quiz. So, no wandering conversation from me this week, let's see what you know. The answers are at the bottom. Good Luck.

Bryan

DHS Trivia Quiz

1. Share of the DHS budget that goes out in direct payments locally:

A. 57%

B. 83%

C. 68%

D. 71%

2. What year marked the last increase in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits?

A. 2006

B. 2000

C. 1995

D. 1991

3. Which agencies were formerly part of DHS?

A. Corrections

B. Employment

C. Housing and Community Services

D. All of the above

4. What year did the Human Services Building open in Salem

A. 1989

B. 1999

C. 1995

D. 1992

5. How many different organizational names has DHS used in the past 10 years pertaining to its key efforts related to child welfare?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

6. What year did the Oregon Health Plan start up?

A. 1991

B. 2000

C. 1994

D. 1997

7. DHS manages a beach-testing and advisory program called BEACH. What does BEACH stand for?

8. The first public health officer in Oregon was required to wear what?

9. Oregon DHS was the first state in the nation to do what regarding seniors almost 25 years ago?

10. Approximate number of employees that work for DHS statewide?

A. 5,700

B. 8,200

C. 9,500

D. 12,300

(Answers: 1. B; 2. D; 3. D; 4. D; 5. C; 6. C; 7. Beach Environmental Assessment, Communications, and Health Program; 8. A badge and a gun, useful for enforcing quarantines; 9. First state to move people out of nursing facilities and into community placements, 1981; 10. C.)

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