On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Jeff Fritz, retiring Clay County Schools Superintendent

 

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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Sharon Kerry, Executive Director of the Crisis Pregnancy Center, talks about who they are, what they do and how they serve men and women both young and old.

 
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch discusses how the state is doing amid Covid-19, what lifting the lock down has looked like and more.

 
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