Editing Long Island City (section)

==Health==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s are more common in southern Long Island City than in other places citywide, but are less common in northern Long Island City; births to teenage mothers are less common than citywide in both areas.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|11}}<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|11}} In northern Long Island City, there were 84 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 15.1 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|11}} In southern Long Island City, there were 90 preterm births per 1,000 live births, and 14.9 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births.<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|11}} Long Island City has a high population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 12% in Community Board 1 and 16% in Community Board 2, compared to the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], is {{convert|0.0078|mg/m3|oz/ft3}} in northern Long Island City and {{convert|0.0093|mg/m3|oz/ft3}} in southern Long Island City.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|9}} Nineteen percent of Community Board 1 residents and fourteen percent of Community Board 2 residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], compared to the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|13}}<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|13}} In Community Board 1, 19% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 11% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 29% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|16}} In Community Board 2, 20% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 9% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 23% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]].<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 22% of children in northern Long Island City and 19% of children in southern Long Island City are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|12}}<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|12}}

Eighty-nine percent of Community Board 1 residents and ninety-two percent of Community Board 2 residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 79% of residents in both areas described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", slightly higher than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|13}}<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket, there are 17 [[convenience store|bodegas]] in southern Long Island City and 10 in northern Long Island City.<ref name="CHP2018-1" />{{Rp|10}}<ref name="CHP2018-2" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest large hospitals in the area are the [[Elmhurst Hospital Center]] in [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]] and the [[Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)|Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens]] in [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Finkel | first=Beth | title=Guide To Queens Hospitals | website=Queens Tribune | date=February 27, 2014 | url=http://queenstribune.com/guide-to-queens-hospitals/ | access-date=March 7, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204185507/http://queenstribune.com/guide-to-queens-hospitals/ | archive-date=February 4, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>