Occupational Injury and Treatment Patterns of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

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Highlights a study based on a survey of migrant and seasonal workers in Maine and New York regarding occupational injuries and treatment locations. Breaks down rate of migrant health center and emergency room utilization, as well as the rate of injuries treated elsewhere and those that went untreated.

Melissa A. Brower, Giulia B. Earle-Richardson, John J. May, Paul L. Jenkins

Journal of Agromedicine, 14(2), 172-178

05/2009

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Access · Agricultural health and safety · Emergency department and urgent care services · Farmers and farmworkers · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Injuries · Migrants · Statistics and data · Maine · New York