Editing St. Albans, Queens (section)

== Health ==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s and births to teenage mothers are more common in St. Albans and Jamaica than in other places citywide. In St. Albans and Jamaica, there were 10 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 21.4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} St. Albans and Jamaica 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 5%, lower 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 St. Albans and Jamaica is {{convert|0.007|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, less than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Eight percent of St. Albans and Jamaica residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In St. Albans and Jamaica, 30% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 16% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 37% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 23% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is slightly less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 82% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", higher than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in St. Albans and Jamaica, there are 20 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest major hospitals are [[Jamaica Hospital]] and [[Queens Hospital Center]], both located in Jamaica.<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>