REDUCING DISPARITIES IN DIABETES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO RESIDENTS OF DETROIT: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING FOCUS GROUPS Diabetes is prevalent among African-

profound consequences to individuals, fami-lies, and communities. The REACH Detroit Partnership engaged eastside and southwest Detroit families in focus groups organized by community, age, gender, and language, to plan community-based participatory interven-tions to reduce the prevalence and impact of diabetes and its risk factors. Community resi-dents participated in planning, implementing, and analyzing data from the focus groups and subsequent planning meetings. Major themes included: 1) diabetes is widespread and risk begins in childhood, with severe consequences for African Americans and Latinos; 2) denial and inadequate health care contribute to lac