Bancroft County, Iowa

Public Health Board of Trustees

Meeting of July 16, 2026

Bancroft County, Iowa · Open to the public

Agenda

1. Call to order and roll call
2. Approval of minutes from June 18, 2026
3. Financial report
4. Telehealth expansion following broadband completion
5. Adjournment

Minutes

The Bancroft County Public Health Board of Trustees met at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Community Services Building, Adams Junction. Chair Rao called the meeting to order.

Present: Trustees Rao, Kellerman, Benitez, Hoyt, and Mehta. Also present: Public Health Director Dr. Lena Foss and Community Health Nurse Supervisor Karen Whitfield, RN.

Motion by Mehta, seconded by Kellerman, to approve the June 18, 2026 minutes. Carried 5–0.

Nurse Supervisor Whitfield reported that completion of the Kessler-Hartsboro fiber broadband project, announced by the Board of Supervisors, will allow the department to expand telehealth mental health counseling directly into more homes in those townships rather than relying solely on the library access points. A pilot expansion is planned for fall.

With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.. Next meeting: as scheduled.

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Dr. Anita Rao, Chair
Attest: Lena Foss, Public Health Director

Minutes approved as presented at the following regular meeting. Fictional demonstration record.