Focus on the Community: Trust for America’s Health

  • Posted: October 2, 2020 @ 10:14 am

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.

 

More Episodes

Tim Maniscalo with the Better Business Bureau discusses back to school scams that take advantage of students, going out of business scams online, political scams looking for donation dollars.

 
...

On this Focus on the Community, we speak with the new Superintendent for the Vigo County School Corporation, Dr Chris Himsel

 
...

Frank talks with Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb about COVID-19 and why it is important to follow recommendations so that you don't become infected or infect others.

 
...

View all Focus on the Community episodes