Brownwood News – Courtney Parrott, Brown County Wellness Coordinator and Texas A&M Agrilife Agent, received the Paula Butler award at the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Healthy County Boot Camp in Austin.

Parrot is the first-ever recipient of the Paula Butler award. The award recognizes a Texas A&M AgriLife agent who goes above and beyond to promote and coordinate wellness programs in Texas counties. The award is meant for an outstanding AgriLife agent who also acts as the Healthy County wellness coordinator for their county, in association with the TAC Health and Employee Benefits Pool.

The Paula Butler award was named after the first county wellness coordinator to receive TAC’s Iris Stagner award.  Ms. Butler is now an Agrilife Regional Program leader for Texas. Paula Butler and Mark Zollitsch, TAC’s Wellness Consultant assigned to Brown County (pictured above), presented the award to Parrot on February 13.

TAC’s Healthy County Boot Camp conference was held Feb. 12-14. The hands-on training brought together county employees and wellness coordinators from across the state who are committed to leading health and wellness initiatives in their communities. County employees were equipped with innovative initiatives and strategies to achieve measurable health improvements.

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