On this Focus on the Community we speak with Blake Dollier with Indiana Department of Transportation. Dollier talks about several topics including the newly opened Terre Haute Casino Resort and the upcoming Eclipse on April 8th.
Terre Haute Fire Chief, Jeff Fisher, spoke with us about fall safety, how you need to clean and check your furnace, and also about how you should check and make sure you have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors that work. Fisher also spoke about the Terre Haute Fire Department’s new ambulance.
On this Focus on the Community we speak with Blake Dollier, the new Public Relations Director for the Indiana Department of Transportation’s West Central District
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.
