This manual is designed for medical care providers who work with migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the Northeast. This reference material is designed to assist with a number of aspects of farmworker medical care, ranging from cultural issues (cultural competency), understanding the agricultural workplace (organized by crop), taking an occupational health history, common diagnoses, patient education and Worker’s Compensation.

Throughout the text, citation and website references are provided so that the reader can access more detailed information as needed. Pages from the “Cultural competency resources,”“Patient education,” “Farmworker information flyers” and “Occupational health history pocket card” sections may be freely reproduced as needed for health care and educational purposes. If reproduced, please credit NEC - NYCAMH and MCN.

We at the Northeast Center and the Migrant Clinician’s Network hope you find this web-based reference manual useful. We welcome any feedback you may have as to how it maybe be improved. Please direct comments to the Northeast Center at 1 800 343-7527, or e-mail us at: info@NYCAMH.com.