BRYLEE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE EXPECTING FOR THE WEATHER? WE’RE RECOGNIZING THE CULTURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA. THIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THAT INCLUDES THOSE WORKING TO HELP CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. MEET GENE HERNANDEZ, THE LATINX OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR AIDS ALABAMA. ORIGINALLY FROM PUERTO RICO, HERNANDEZ HAS HAS HELD HER CURRENT ROLE SINCE 2011. SHE HELPS GUIDE PEOPLE IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY THROUGH MEDICAL CRISIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY MIGHT FACE LANGUAGE OR CULTURAL BARRIERS. WE SPOKE WITH HERNANDEZ BACK IN 2021 ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HER ROLE. SHE TELLS US IT’S REWARDING TO HELP PEOPLE REALIZE THEY CAN LIVE FULFILLING LIVES, EVEN WHEN FACED WITH A CHRONIC DISEASE. I HAVE SEEN CLIENTS THAT I MEET IN THE INTENSIVE IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND NOW THEY’RE HEALTHY. THEY HAVE THEIR BABIES, THEY GET MARRIED. WELL, THAT SAME YEAR, HERNANDEZ BECAME A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AT UAB’S O’NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER. AS WE RECOGNIZE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT TRAILBLAZERS LIKE HERNANDEZ ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO FI