Editing Chelsea, Manhattan (section)

==Health==
[[Preterm birth|Preterm]] births in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen are the same as the city average, though teenage births are less common. In Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, there were 87 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 9.9 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen 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 11%, slightly less than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen is {{cvt|0.0098|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Eleven percent of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is less than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, 10% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 5% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 18% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 14% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

Ninety-one percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 86% 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 Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, there are 7 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest major hospitals are the [[Bellevue Hospital Center]] and [[NYU Langone Medical Center]] in [[Kips Bay, Manhattan|Kips Bay]].<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> In addition, [[Beth Israel Medical Center]] in [[Stuyvesant Town]] operated until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2025 |title=Mount Sinai Beth Israel in East Village officially closes after judge dismisses bid to stay open |url=https://abc7ny.com/post/mount-sinai-beth-israel-east-village-officially-closes-judge-dismisses-community-group-bid-stay-open/16148740/ |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref>