Editing Greenwich Village (section)

==Health==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s are more common in Greenwich Village and SoHo than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Greenwich Village and SoHo, there were 91 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 1 teenage birth 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}} Greenwich Village and SoHo 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 Greenwich Village and SoHo is {{cvt|0.0095|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Sixteen percent of Greenwich Village and SoHo residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is more than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Greenwich Village and SoHo, 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, 91% 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 Greenwich Village and SoHo, 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]], and [[Lower Manhattan Hospital|NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital]] in the [[Civic Center, Manhattan|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}}</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}}</ref> In addition, [[Beth Israel Medical Center]] in [[Stuyvesant Town]] operated until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |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=2025-04-09 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref>