Care providers and businesses called brockton knocks down diabetes continues to partner together to combat a growing Public Health crisis in the states seventh largest city. Diabetes. Brockton has health rates of hospitalization due to diabetes that are nearly twice the stage average. Last year this coalition of organizations led by the old colony ymca secured a 1. 2 million grant to fight diabetes and other chronic diseases. To tell us more about the work going on in these two towns to fight the growing issue of diabetes we have invited al whit center, joyce dwyer, and finally, jennifer white, Public Relation for Harbor One Bank, a partner in several local projects that focus on basic human needs. Welcome to urban update. Thanks for coming in. And albert, lets start with you. Lets talk about some of the. Basic reasons behind this high rate of chronic disease and diabetes in brockton and stoughton. I would say that part of sit probably due to environmental issues, meaning that lack of