One Brooklyn Health: Pierre Toussaint Family Health Center Launches Program to Combat Borough's Diabetes Rates

A new program in Brooklyn launched Friday with the goal to combat diabetes rates in the borough.

Residents were at Pierre Toussaint Family Health Center on Eastern Parkway, to celebrate the opening of the program that aims to tackle diabetes in the area.

The chronic disease impacts 12% of Brooklyn's population according to One Brooklyn Health. It affects neighborhoods like Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Brownsville and East New York.