Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Among the Worst Unhealthy Neighborhoods

Brooklyn, NY - The city Health Department released a study done by a survey, on more than a dozen medical indicators in the New York City's communities. As part of the survey, residents across the city were asked to rate their health conditions and those of their neighbors.

The study, by city Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden, notes that a stunning 43 percent of residents in Williamsburg/Bushwick rated their health as fair or poor.
Nearly one-third of residents in Williamsburg/Bushwick area are obese, 56 percent don't exercise at all, one-third are without a regular doctor, and nearly 4 in 10 are uninsured/underinsured.
Such unhealthy environments are "bad for kids," said Claire Barnett, of the New York Healthy Schools Network. "If you're not healthy emerging out of childhood," she said, "it's going to be harder to become a healthy adult."