On this Focus on the Community we speak with Nick Telezyn with the Terre Haute Noon Optimist Club to discuss their upcoming Clothe A Child Auction.

 

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 with IYI discusses Cares/COVID Education Funding for schools and Child Abuse Awareness Month.

 
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On this Focus on the Community, the guest is Elizabeth Scamihorn of the Vigo County Public Library

 
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