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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 2407-2422; doi:10.3390/ijerph7052407 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article The Geography of Diabetes in London, Canada: The Need for Local Level Policy for Prevention and Management Jordan W. Tompkins 1,2,*, Isaac N. Luginaah 2, Gillian L. Booth 3,4,5 and Stewart B. Harris 1 1 Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 4X8, Canada; E-Mail: sharris1@uwo.ca 2 Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada; E-Mail: iluginaa@uwo.ca 3 Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; E-Mail: boothg@smh.toronto.on.ca 4 Department of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada 5 Department of Medicine and the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael‘s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: jordan.tompkins @uwo.ca; Tel.: +1-519-661-2 111 x 22049; Fax: +1-519-858-5029. Received: 11 March 2010; in revised form: 14 May 2010 / Accepted: 14 May 2010 / Published: 19 May 2010 Abstract: Recent reports aimed at improving diabetes care