On this episode of Focus on the Community, we speak with Natalie Korniak, Education Director with the Purdue Extension Service. She talks about plans for this year’s 4-H Fair in Clay County.

 

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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Tami Silverman from the Indiana Youth Institute talks about how important mentoring is.

 
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Tami Silverman of Indiana Youth Institute talks about helping kids handle the stress of the holidays.

 

 
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