Editing Washington Heights, Manhattan (section)

==Health==
[[File:Presbyterian Hospital entrance.jpg|thumb|right|The main entrance of [[NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital]], one of the largest hospitals in the world]]
Data on health indicators is compiled for each community district in the [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]'s Community Health Profiles, the most recent of which was released in 2018.<ref name="CHP2018"/> In [[Manhattan Community District 12]] (Washington Heights and Inwood), there are 73 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 23.3 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|11}} The population of uninsured residents is estimated to be 14% (12% citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Community District 12 is {{convert|0.0078|mg/m3|oz/ft3}} ({{convert|0.0075|mg/m3|oz/ft3}} citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|9}} 13% of residents are [[Smoking|smokers]] (14% citywide), 26% are [[Obesity|obese]] (24% citywide), 13% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]] (11% citywide), and 28% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]] (28% citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|16}} Additionally, 24% of children are obese (20% citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|12}} 81% of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day (87% citywide). In 2018, 68% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent" (78% citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket, there are an estimated 13 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|10}}

{{as of|2018}}, the overall life expectancy of Community District 12 is 84, 2.8 years greater than the citywide average and 5.3 years greater than the nationwide average.<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|20}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Mortality in the United States, 2018|publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|date=January 2020|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db355.htm}}</ref> Its rates of premature death from cancer (39.1 per 100,000) and heart disease (26.1 per 100,000) are significantly lower than the citywide rates, although its drug-related death rate (9.6 per 100,000) is similar and suicide death rate (7.2 per 100,000) is higher.<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|18}}

[[NewYork–Presbyterian]]/[[Columbia University Irving Medical Center]] opened in 1928 as Columbia–Presbyterian, one of the first [[academic medical center]]s in the United States.<ref>Tanne, Janice Hopkins. [https://books.google.com/books?id=W-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 ''Washington to New York: Drop Dead''], ''[[New York (magazine)]]'', July 18, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2017. "1928: Columbia-Presbyterian opens its doors as the nation's first academic medical center."</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=The Hospitals: Overview |url=https://columbiasurgery.org/general-surgery-residency/hospitals-overview |access-date=February 28, 2021 |publisher=Columbia University Department of Surgery}}</ref> It was known as the Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center until 1998.<ref name=":1" />  The complex, located between 165th and 168th Streets west of Broadway, contains the [[Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons]] the medical school of [[Columbia University]].<ref name=":0" /> The campus also contains the [[Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health|Mailman School of Public Health]],<ref name=irvingcu/> as well as [[Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital]], New York City's only stand-alone children's hospital. In addition, NewYork–Presbyterian's [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital#Allen Hospital|Allen Hospital]] is located in Inwood.<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>