Amanda Small, Director for Region 8 with the Children's Bureau of Indiana, talks about who they are and what they do to help children in our area.
Focus on the Community: Children's Bureau of Indiana
Amanda Small, Director for Region 8 with the Children's Bureau of Indiana, talks about who they are and what they do to help children in our area.
Tammi Silverman of Indiana Youth Institute discusses the local information in the Kids Count Data Book.
Richard Payonk, CEO of United Way of the Wabash Valley, talks about the group and how they have dramatically changed over the past couple of years and how those changes are continuing.
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.