Migrant Health Clinic

Every summer OHCC takes part in providing basic occupational health services to migrant farm workers in Onondaga County.  These workers’ efforts bring food to our tables. 

We do this work in collaboration with the Onondaga County Health Department and the Salt City Health Outreach Program (SC Hope), a volunteer program involving Upstate Medical University students and faculty.

OHCC’s director of clinical operations, Rosemary Klein, applies her nurse practitioner skills, often in partnership with Rebecca Fuentes, coordinator of the Workers’ Center of Central New York.  Fuentes, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, focuses on the prevention of heat stress and eye diseases common to field workers.

Occupational Health Clinical Center has also distributed basic health and hygiene “hospitality kits” that include toiletries, nonmedicated eyedrops, Band-Aids, dental supplies, and safety goggles with UV protection. We also supply migrant workers with our contact information to use if they currently have or develop job-related injuries or illnesses.

We are always looking for donations of basic health and hygiene supplies from groups and individuals, congregations. union and corporate donors. Contact Patricia Rector, Outreach and Education Director at (315) 432-8899, Ext. 127, or via email: rectorp@upstate.edu for more information.