Behavioral Health Specialist Michelle Edwards and Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor Lea Anne Crooks discuss the new initiative to take care of the mental health of students at the Terre Haute campus in cooperation with Valley Professionals Community Health Center.

On this installment of Focus on the Community, we chat with Parke County Commissioner, Jim Meece.

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and their The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America . The annual report provides state-by-state rankings of adult obesity rates, information on trends by region, age, gender and ethnicity, and policy recommendations for local and state government.

This year the U.S. adult obesity rate passed the 40 percent mark for the first time, standing at 42.4 percent – the highest ever recorded, an increase of 26 percent since 2008.

Indiana ranks 12th on the list. Reha Farberman talks about the study.