Tami Silverman with the Indiana Youth Institute talks kids health and the challenges of keeping kids healthy.
Focus on the Community: IYI focuses on kids health
Tami Silverman with the Indiana Youth Institute talks kids health and the challenges of keeping kids healthy.
On this episode of Focus on the Community we speak with Jim Coffenberry, Senior Economic Advisor with Thrive West Central
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.
Ivy Tech Chancellor Lee Anne Crooks discusses upcoming fall classes, pandemic issues, and more including the Parke County Rumble coming up in June.