On this Focus on the Community, we speak with the 12 Points Revitalization Initiative.
Focus on the Community: 12 Points Revitalization
On this Focus on the Community, we speak with the 12 Points Revitalization Initiative.
Kristi Whitacre, County Extension Director with the Purdue Extension Office, talks about what the Purdue Extension Office provides for residents and how you can take advantage of these programs and services. For more information on the Purdue Extension Office, click here.
Tammi Silverman of the Indiana Youth Institute analyzes the last State Legislative Session and what it meant for children in Indiana
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.