This weekend on Focus on the Community, Dave Crooks interviews Indiana State University Athletic Director, Sherard Clinkscales

 

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.

 
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State Representative for District 43, Tonya Pfaff (D),  discusses details on the upcoming legislative session

 
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Brian Driskill with the Terre Haute Street Department.

 
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