Description According to Arleen Tuchman, why was diabetes associated with Jewish immigrants? And, t ...

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Description According to Arleen Tuchman, why was diabetes associated with Jewish immigrants? And, then, why did this association decline? What does that tell us about changing profiles of those considered likely to have diabetes? Why were African American experiences with diabetes misunderstood? How does it connect with the histories of racism and slavery already discussed in the class? Based on the film, why is diabetes on the rise in the United States? And, which communities are most impacted and why? What can be done to change these disease patterns?