The NYC Health Department reported that from 2002 to 2007, the diabetes rate increased from 8 percent to 9 percent, resulting in 68,000 more adults with diabetes.
MetroFocus is made possible by James and Merryl Tisch, the Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Josh and Judy Weston, Jody and John Arnhold, The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Jean and Ralph Baruch, and The Nissan Foundation. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America.