Housing and Health in
Flushing - Clearview
This report provides a neighborhood summary of housing conditions and related health outcomes. It also describes population characteristics that can increase vulnerability to housing hazards.
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Neighborhood Information
Flushing - Clearview is comprised of Zip codes 11351,11354,11355,11356,11357,11358,11359,11360,11368
Indoor Air Quality
These indicators describe potential sources of allergens and pollutants that can worsen asthma and other health conditions.
Smoke-free homes :
Adults who allow smoking in the home (percent) 2013
In Flushing - Clearview, the adults who allow smoking in the home (percent) 2013 is Better than the NYC average.
A smoke-free home policy can limit people's exposure to secondhand smoke, which is especially dangerous to children.
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Cockroaches:
Homes with cockroaches (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes with cockroaches (percent) 2017 is Middle than the NYC average.
The saliva, feces, and shedding body parts of cockroaches are an allergen and can trigger asthma.
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Mice or rats (inside) :
Homes with mice or rats in the building (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes with mice or rats in the building (percent) 2017 is Worse than the NYC average.
The presence of mice or rats in the home is often associated with poor housing maintenance. These pests can contaminate food and contribute to the development and exacerbation of asthma and its symptoms.
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Mold :
Adults reporting mold in the home (percent) 2012
In Flushing - Clearview, the adults reporting mold in the home (percent) 2012 is Worse than the NYC average.
Mold can worsen respiratory conditions like asthma, and indicate maintenance deficiencies in a building.
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Home Safety and Maintenance
These indicators describe housing conditions that can affect health.
Households with AC:
Homes reporting air conditioning (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes reporting air conditioning (percent) 2017 is Better than the NYC average.
Air conditioning is an important way to avoid heat stress, especially for persons with limited mobility.
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Maintenance problems:
Renter-occupied homes with any health-related maintenance problems (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the renter-occupied homes with any health-related maintenance problems (percent) 2017 is Middle than the NYC average.
Housing without health-threatening maintenance deficiencies is an important environmental component of health.
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Cracks:
Homes with cracks or holes (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes with cracks or holes (percent) 2017 is Worse than the NYC average.
Cracks or holes are a maintenance deficiency linked to the presence of mice, rats, and cockroaches - which can harm residents' health.
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Leaks:
Homes with leaks (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes with leaks (percent) 2017 is Worse than the NYC average.
Leaks are a maintenance deficiency that can harm health by introducing mold, which can worsen respiratory conditions like asthma.
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Peeling paint:
Pre-1960 homes with peeling paint (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the pre-1960 homes with peeling paint (percent) 2017 is Worse than the NYC average.
Older housing and peeling paint can put residents at risk of lead poisoning, due to lead paint - which was banned from household paints in the USA in 1978.
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Supplemental heat:
Homes using supplemental heat (percent) 2017
In Flushing - Clearview, the homes using supplemental heat (percent) 2017 is Worse than the NYC average.
The need for supplemental heat may mean a building's main heat source doesn't work - and can indicate the presence of other health-threatening maintenance deficiencies
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Carbon monoxide:
Carbon monoxide incidents without a detector (average annual rate per 10,000 buildings) 2014-2016
In Flushing - Clearview, the carbon monoxide incidents without a detector (average annual rate per 10,000 buildings) 2014-2016 is Worse than the NYC average.
Carbon monoxide detectors are required in NYC homes by law. Failure to provide or maintain a detector can put residents at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning and death.
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Health Outcomes
These indicators describe health outcomes that can be affected by conditions in the home or neighborhood.
Asthma hospitalizations (children):
Asthma Hospitalizations among Children 5 to 17 Yrs Old (Rate per 10,000 residents) 2016
In Flushing - Clearview, the asthma hospitalizations among children 5 to 17 yrs old (rate per 10,000 residents) 2016 is Worse than the NYC average.
Asthma hospitalizations are more severe asthma outcomes. They're often clustered in high-poverty neighborhoods, where disinvestment and poor housing conditions expose residents to triggers.
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Asthma hospitalizations (adults):
Asthma Hospitalizations among Adults (Age-Adjusted Rate per 10,000 residents) 2016
In Flushing - Clearview, the asthma hospitalizations among adults (age-adjusted rate per 10,000 residents) 2016 is Worse than the NYC average.
Asthma hospitalizations are more severe asthma outcomes. They're often clustered in high-poverty neighborhoods, where disinvestment and poor housing conditions expose residents to triggers.
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Child lead poisoning:
Children under 6 years with elevated blood lead levels (BLL)(Rate BLL>=5 per 1,000 tested) 2018
In Flushing - Clearview, the children under 6 years with elevated blood lead levels (bll)(rate bll>=5 per 1,000 tested) 2018 is Worse than the NYC average.
There is no safe level of lead in the blood. Lead poisoning can cause learning and behavior problems, and delay growth and mental development.
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Heat hospitalizations:
Heat stress hospitalizations (age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents) 2015
In Flushing - Clearview, the heat stress hospitalizations (age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents) 2015 is Worse than the NYC average.
Hospitalizations due to heat stress represent part of the public health burden of extreme heat.
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Social and Economic Risk Factors
These indicators describe conditions that make a neighborhood more at-risk for housing hazards.
Crowding:
Crowding (percent of homes with > 1 person per room), 2013-17
In Flushing - Clearview, the crowding (percent of homes with > 1 person per room), 2013-17 is Middle than the NYC average.
Occupied housing units with more than one person per room are considered crowded.
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Child poverty:
Children under 5 years old in poverty (percent) 2013-17
In Flushing - Clearview, the children under 5 years old in poverty (percent) 2013-17 is Worse than the NYC average.
Poverty is a major determinant of health, since poverty deprives people of access to health and safety resources.
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