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, let's start with you. let's 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 fresh fruits and vegetables, lack of green spaces, strong contributing factors towards incidents of do you understand. in addition to that brockton has a large community of people from other cultures and part of that is that there is this whole millionth that the more you eat, the better you are the more prosperous you are. it's almost considered to be not right if you were to eat healthy, or something like that. so some lack of education around diabetes management or what could contribute to a healthier lifestyle. >> talk to us about your jeannie you be the h