May is National Mental Health Month. Dave Crooks interviews Melvin Burks, CEO of Hamilton Center and Meghan Creech, Chief of Utility Service at Hamilton Center. They discuss how to understand the signs of those experiencing mental health challenges.
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.
Jon Ford discusses the upcoming Legislative Session in regards to COVID-19
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.
