Tami Silverman of Indiana Youth Institute talks about the Promise Indiana Program: How to get young kids as early as elementary school to realize what they have the potential to grow up to be and how to set goals and get there.
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.
On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Jeff Fritz, retiring Clay County Schools Superintendent
Vigo County School Corporation Superintendent Rob Haworth talks about his first few months on the job, his 1 year anniversary on July 1, the just finished legislative session, the cash balance, new communications person, possible casino money, and the architectural firms being interviewed for future construction projects.
