THE BURDEN OF SARS-COV-2 DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORK (MSFW), INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER AND THROUGHOUT THE U.S. THEY EXPERIENCE UNACCEPTABLY HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL STRESS, CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, AND LOW HEALTH LITERACY. THE GOAL OF S&EACUTE; EL H&EACUTE;ROE (BE THE HERO) IS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACED BY PROMOTORES/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (P/CHWS), MSFWS, AND SMALL FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS (FSPS) IN MITIGATING INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF SARS-COV-2 THROUGH MUCH-NEEDED EXPERIENCE-BASED EDUCATION AND SKILL BUILDING, INNOVATIVE OUTREACH METHODS, AND MULTI-PLATFORM APPROACH TO EMPOWER P/CHWS TO WORK WITH MSFWS AND FSPS. OUR OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO: 1) DEVELOP, DELIVER, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE BROADLY A CURRICULUM, P/CHW: S&EACUTE; EL H&EACUTE;ROE (BE THE HERO), ALONG WITH TOOL KITS AND OTHER RESOURCES IN RESPONSE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, FAMILY PRACTICES, AND OTHER SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SELF-EFFICACY, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS OF P/CHWS TO ENABLE THEM TO OFFER CULTURALLY AND SITUATIONALLY APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR-FOCUSED EDUCATION TO MITIGATE INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF SARS-COV-2 AMONG MSFW AND FSP; AND 2) DEVELOP, DELIVER, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE TO MSFW AND MOBILE AND HOME-BASED FOOD PROVIDERS (MHFP) S&EACUTE; EL H&EACUTE;ROE CURRICULUM, TOOL KITS, AND RESOURCES TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN HIDALGO COUNTY, TX MSFW AND MHFV IN PREVENTING SPREAD OF SARS-COV-2 AND IN MITIGATING INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF SARS-COV-2. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF SARS-COV-2 THROUGH MITIGATION TO PREVENT INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF SARS-COV-2 AMONG P/CHW, MSFW, FSP, AND MHFP, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER WITH MEXICO, AND ULTIMATELY IN HISPANIC COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. ADDITIONAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE TRAINING OF MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE P/CHWS, AND CHANGE IN THE WAY P/CHW EDUCATE AND SUPPORT MSFW, FSP, AND MHFP.