“Researching the intersection of legal needs and healthcare disparities among immigrant farmworkers in Upstate New York deepened my understanding and support of interdisciplinary public health interventions.”

-Anthony DiBenedetto, MPH ’25 

For my Integrative Learning Experience (ILE), I collaborated with the Cornell Farmworker Program to interview 194 immigrant farmworkers across Upstate New York at mobile Mexican and Guatemalan consulate visits. I collected sociodemographic data and information about how legal and healthcare needs intersect to influence farmworker health outcomes. This research will support recommendations to HHS to fund a Medical-Legal Partnership pilot project to improve migrant farmworker’s health by addressing their interconnected legal and health needs.