In the opening scene of the old movie “Animal House,” two young freshmen walk past the statue of Emil Faber, the founder of the fictional Faber College. The quote on the statue’s plaque is simple: “Knowledge is good. “
In general, we can all agree with this profound statement, right?If so, it’s “good” to know that Indiana ranks 48th in the country when it comes to public funding of physical activity.
Governor Eric Holcomb’s Public Health Commission released its last detailed report in August of this year, confirming many main points that were sometimes already known. building the smallest of conclusions. Yes, only two states rank below Indiana when it comes to public funding of physical activity.
Some conservatives might argue that the fact that our government is spending less than others is cause for boasting. Yes, I can listen to them now. Even I hesitate to assume that it is fundamentally wrong to spend less on any government program or initiative. Measuring ourselves like this makes no sense. Unfortunately, that’s not the case this time.
While our investment ratings look bad in their own right, the outcome is even worse.
Indiana is a bad state. Like Emil Faber’s singular statement, it is an undeniable conclusion with profound and profound consequences.
Deepening your knowledge of fitness may seem like you’re digging a hole in China: it’s not infinitely deep, but it looks like it. This week I spent time downloading and reading spreadsheets on AmericasHealthRankings. org. There are some positive aspects to the reports. For example, we occupy the first places in the consumption of fruits and vegetables. I guess it’s because we grow such a glorious variety and very high quality versions. Indiana corn is really excellent, but there’s nothing like an Indiana tomato or a southern Indiana cantaloupe.
We also rank higher than our investment numbers in unexpected categories such as binge eating or binge drinking and hashish consumption. The hashish consumption status is because respondents are reluctant to admit that they are committing a crime. Our chlamydia ratings also fit those two ratings, with no correlation.
Again, however, reading our fitness ratings is even more concerning than our investment numbers. Denying that our lack of investment in our fitness leads to poor fitness is a waste of time in any forum.
Enter former state senator and former Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley. It has credibility in budgets and public policies. He also co-chaired the Holcomb Commission. What we discovered this week is that he plans to make the case to close our investment gap. This is a big problem, and what may be just the beginning of genuine progress.
“I was a little surprised that we were so far from the back in terms of having a fit population,” Kenley said in an interview with the Indianapolis Business Journal this week. The tone of his comments and the commission’s report on the price of making an investment of another $246 million a year in fitness initiatives.
Yes, it’s not just about spending. It’s an investment in our most valuable asset: people. “If you spend that money up front, it’s going to save you a lot of money down the road,” Kenley said.
Here’s how it works. And yet, Republican legislative leaders are already resisting.
As a young executive of an Indiana state company, I served on a two-component commission created through the Indiana General Assembly. That meant at the time. Working with the legislature was a big component of my job. My mentor at the time asked me, “What do you know and when did you know?
Or we laugh at the query, but the source of this amusing research is not fictitious. This comes from the famous query raised about former President Richard Nixon through Tennessee Senator Howard Baker in the Senate Watergate investigation. At that specific time, wisdom wasn’t really good, because it was an indicator of crime.
Indiana has all the wisdom it wants about its public physical performance. He’s had it for decades. The state is terrible, and the state knows it.
To govern is to choose. Hoosiers are not only extraordinarily unhealthy; That’s what we choose to be.
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by Michael Leppert, Indiana Capital Chronicle November 30, 2022
In the opening scene of the old movie “Animal House,” two young freshmen walk past the statue of Emil Faber, the founder of the fictional Faber College. The quote on the statue’s plaque is simple: “Knowledge is good. “
In general, we can all agree with this profound statement, right?If so, it’s “good” to know that Indiana ranks 48th in the country when it comes to public funding of physical activity.
Governor Eric Holcomb’s Public Health Commission released its last detailed report in August of this year, confirming many main points that were sometimes already known. building the smallest of conclusions. Yes, only two states rank below Indiana when it comes to public funding of physical activity.
Some conservatives might argue that the fact that our government spends less than others is cause for boasting. Yes, I can listen to them now. Even I hesitate to assume that it is fundamentally wrong to spend less on a government program or initiative. Measuring ourselves in this way makes no sense. Unfortunately, that’s not the case this time.
While our investment ratings look bad in their own right, the outcome is even worse.
Indiana is a bad state. Like Emil Faber’s singular statement, it is an undeniable conclusion with deep, profound consequences.
Deepening your knowledge of fitness may seem like you’re digging a hole in China: it’s not infinitely deep, but it looks like it. This week I spent time downloading and reading spreadsheets on AmericasHealthRankings. org. There are some positive aspects to the reports. For example, we occupy the first places in the consumption of fruits and vegetables. I guess it’s because we grow such a glorious variety and very high quality versions. Indiana corn is really excellent, but there’s nothing like an Indiana tomato or a southern Indiana cantaloupe.
We also rank higher than our investment numbers in unexpected categories such as binge eating or binge drinking and hashish consumption. The hashish consumption status is because respondents are reluctant to admit that they are committing a crime. Our chlamydia ratings also fit those two ratings, with no correlation.
Again, however, reading our fitness ratings is even more concerning than our investment numbers. Denying that our lack of investment in our fitness leads to poor fitness is a waste of time in any forum.
Enter former state senator and former Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley. It has credibility in budgets and public policies. He also co-chaired the Holcomb Commission. What we discovered this week is that he plans to make the case to close our investment gap. This is a big problem, and what may be just the beginning of genuine progress.
“I was a little surprised that we were so far from the back in terms of having a fit population,” Kenley said in an interview with the Indianapolis Business Journal this week. The tone of his comments and the commission’s report on the price of making an investment of another $246 million a year in fitness initiatives.
Yes, it’s not just about spending. It’s an investment in our most valuable asset: people. “If you spend that money up front, it’s going to save you a lot of money down the road,” Kenley said.
Here’s how it works. And yet, Republican legislative leaders are already resisting.
As a young executive of an Indiana state company, I served on a two-component commission created through the Indiana General Assembly. That meant at the time. Working with the legislature was a big component of my job. My mentor at the time asked me, “What do you know and when did you know?
Or we laugh at the query, but the source of this amusing research is not fictitious. This comes from the famous query raised about former President Richard Nixon through Tennessee Senator Howard Baker in the Senate Watergate investigation. At that specific time, wisdom wasn’t really good, because it was an indicator of crime.
Indiana has all the wisdom it wants about its public physical performance. He’s had it for decades. The state is terrible, and the state knows it.
To govern is to choose. Hoosiers are not only extraordinarily unhealthy; That’s what we choose to be.
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