Vigo County Historical Society and Museum Executive Director, Susan Tingley, discusses their new location and what is next. Click here for more information on the Historical Society and Museum.
Focus on the Community: Vigo County Historical Society
Vigo County Historical Society and Museum Executive Director, Susan Tingley, discusses their new location and what is next. Click here for more information on the Historical Society and Museum.
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.
Tammi Silverman of the Indiana Youth Institute on the Kids County Data Book and what it shows about kids in Indiana and the stress that kids deal with at the start of the new school year
On this episode of Focus on the Community we speak with Jim Coffenberry, Senior Economic Advisor with Thrive West Central