The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday morning, received an update on the County Wellness Program.

Brigham Hoege

Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh talked about her position.

She says she meets monthly with “Healthy Cass County,” helping them with priority projects, including a “Youth Mental Health night,” hosted by the Atlantic High School, and open to the entire county.

The event is March 18^th. Hoege said also, she has worked on food access.

(They learned the hospital was throwing away a lot of food each week, so the hospital and Wellness organization worked with the Kiwanis to get the food to Head Start students.)

In addition to being the County Wellness Coordinator, Brigham Hoegh is the secretary for the Cass County Local Foods Policy Council.

(She’s currently working on training for Farmer’s Market vendors, which includes bringing in experts to talk about insurance, producer training, how to accept Family Nutrition Program [FNP] for SNAP eligible participants.)

Hoegh and Cass County Extension Coordinator Kate Olsen have also been working on a nutrition program for Senior Citizens. She also worked as the point of contact for the March 4^th Atlantic Mobile Food Pantry.