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==Health==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s and births to teenage mothers are less common in Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan than in other places citywide. In Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan, there were 77 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 2.2 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide), though the teenage birth rate is based on a small sample size.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan have a low population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 4%, less than the citywide rate of 12%, though this was based on a small sample size.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan is {{convert|0.0096|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Sixteen percent of Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is more than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan, 4% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 3% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 15% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]], the lowest rates in the city—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 5% of children are obese, the lowest rate in the city, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

Ninety-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is more than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 88% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", more than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan, there are 6 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest major hospital is [[Lower Manhattan Hospital|NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital]] in the Civic Center area.<ref>{{cite web | title=Manhattan Hospital Listings | website=New York Hospitals | url=http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html | access-date=March 20, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115151717/http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html | archive-date=November 15, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Best Hospitals in New York, N.Y. | website=U.S. News & World Report | date=July 26, 2011 | url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny | access-date=March 20, 2019 | archive-date=May 29, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529091928/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny | url-status=live }}</ref>