Bret Taylor of Junior Achievement tells us what the organization is about, what they do and how you can be an adult volunteer or if you are a student how you can become involved.

 

Why are their so many traffic accidents on Interstate 70 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis? Coming up this weekend on DLC Media's Focus on the Community, Dave Crooks interviews Sgt. Matt Ames, Public Information Officer for the Indiana State Police

 
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with the National Youth Advocate Program to talk about what is going on with the organization and what the program does.

 
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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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