By Joseph D. Bryant
April 25, 2021
Jean Hernandez, second from left, is making a difference in Alabama communities as both director of the Alabama Latino AIDS Coalition and as a member of the UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center's Community Advisory Board. (contributed)
Throughout its 25 years, the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB has relied on community partners to form strategies that reach previously overlooked groups. Two of the newest members of the Community Advisory Board are serving as guides to help address health disparities among Alabama’s Latino populations.
Board members Vanessa Vargas and Jean Hernandez are partners in expanding outreach efforts to reach a Spanish-speaking audience through community collaboration and culturally relevant, inclusive messaging.