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Experts debate whether fast food trumps soul food as a contributing factor to diabetes in the south.
The Globeville area of Denver once attracted immigrants from around the world to work the dangerous smelter jobs, and at the adjoining rail yards, and the meatpacking operations that came later. It's now hoping to clean up its environment and experience a renaissance of reconstruction and rebirth.
Dialysis is lifeline for many as kidney failure in Tennessee has doubled in the last two decades.
People who grew up in Riverside Gardens tell stories about playing in the landfill—and in some cases, following the bread trucks in and scrounging the day-old bread that was thrown out there.
While a citywide effort promotes healthier eating and more physical activity, there is no comprehensive, coordinated campaign to target diabetes where it is most prevalent.
Savitri R. Matthews, director of programs for the American Diabetes Association in Nashville, is walking proof that people can succeed in warding off the disease. Matthews used to weigh 296 pounds. Now, she weighs 138.
Ana Azpurua wrote this special with the support of the USC Annenberg California Endowment-Journalism Fellowship 2012. Another part to the series can be found here:
Traumas persiguen a inmigrantes salvadoreños
Ana Azpurua wrote this special with the support of the USC Annenberg California Endowment-Journalism Fellowship 2012.
Louisville, Kentucky's Riverside Gardens neighborhood is surrounded on three sides by pollution. In its heyday, it was a resort community for Louisvillians who wanted a quick, close getaway from the city.
