Diabetes

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July 2, 2025

My name is Joanna Jackson, and I am from Albany, Georgia. I am a Community Organizer and a proud Community Health Worker with lived experience of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes has deeply impacted my life and my family. I’ve seen it pass from generation to generation starting with my mother, who...

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Joanna Jackson

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Food!

May 6, 2016

Since the 1980s, diabetes rates among U.S. adults have nearly quadrupled. A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that unequal food access in the United States plays an important role in diabetes rates, especially for communities of color. How do we solve the issue of access and...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food! Immigration

April 13, 2015

Era el día de San Valentín del 2001. Tenía ocho años de edad cuando mis padres y yo cruzamos la frontera de EE.UU. provenientes de Zacatecas, México en busca de las mejores oportunidades que podía ofrecer el llamado “Sueño Americano”. Durante varias generaciones, mi familia se ganó la vida a través...

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Isaias Vasquez

Food! Immigration

April 3, 2015

It was Valentine’s Day, 2001. I was eight years old when my parents and I crossed the U.S border from Zacatecas Mexico, in search of better opportunities that the so-called “American Dream” had to offer. Through several generations my family made a living from agriculture; we grew corn, the maiz...

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Isaias Vasquez

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Food!

November 6, 2014

Today more than 23 million children and teens in the U.S. are overweight or obese contributing to the rise of diabetes in our youth. As a result, it's become important for parents to learn the difference between the two types of diabetes, their symptoms, and what can be done to keep children...

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Migdalia Rivera

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Food!

May 15, 2014

Another week, another fabulous #FoodFri tweetchat! MomsRising is proud to team up with Fed Up, a film and social action campaign centered around sugar.

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Migdalia Rivera