Susan Smith Roads, the Senior Director of Ask Rose explains what the program is and how it works.
Focus on the Community: Ask Rose!
Susan Smith Roads, the Senior Director of Ask Rose explains what the program is and how it works.
Jan Hoff Recruiter, Trainer and Supervisor with Wabash Valley CASA discusses who they are and what they do.
On this Focus on the Community, the guest is Elizabeth Scamihorn of the Vigo County Public Library
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.