For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 28, 2021
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 28, 2021— The featured guests on this week’s “El Momento Cívico / The Civic Moment” include Mayra Cruz-Solís, civic engagement specialist and Hispanic outreach liaison for the Montgomery County Council; Claudia Campos Galván, clinical psychologist, chief programs officer and mental health director at Nueva Vida, an organization and support network that helps Latinas in the Washington metropolitan area and their families in their fight against cancer; and two survivors of breast cancer: Ana Valenzuela y Alba Durán. The show will be airing tomorrow at 2 p.m. on Radio America (WILC 900AM).
Ms. Galván will provide information about how residents can get screened to prevent breast cancer. She will also speak about the importance of family support and the services offered by Nueva Vida for Latina women in the Washington metropolitan area. She will share information on the existing programs in Nueva Vida and the type of help offered to patients throughout their treatment stages.
Following this presentation, two special guests, both breast cancer survivors, will come together to share their personal experience fighting this disease. Ms. Valenzuela, originally from Peru, will share her experiences and the attitude that she has maintained throughout her chemotherapy process. She will also talk about the support network of her family, her friends and the Nueva Vida staff who have all been essential for her to maintain a positive attitude towards healing and recovery, and to make the process more bearable.
Ms. Durán, originally from El Salvador, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41. She will talk about how, despite this diagnosis, she continued working and staying active as she completed the different stages of her cancer treatment.
Both will provide personal advice and encourage Latina women in the community to get screened in order to help to prevent this type of cancer and let them know that they are not alone in this process and that there are support organizations that make it easier to carry this disease. All the guests share in the importance of the support of their loved ones in their family nucleus, and that early detection is very decisive.
“El Momento Cívico / The Civic Moment” is one component of the Latino Civic Project, which was spearheaded by Councilmember Nancy Navarro. Topics include civic engagement, the functions of County government and various agencies and public policy issues. Councilmember Navarro started the Latino Civic Project in 2012 to promote and strengthen civic participation among Latinos and immigrants. More information on Councilmember Navarro’s Latino Civic Project including the program’s achievements is available at: https://tinyurl.com/yb3mqgx9.
The Montgomery County Council and Radio America have entered a partnership that provides the Latino community with key information on issues and programs. The partnership also provides a forum for residents to express views and ask questions. The partnership includes the weekly one-hour show each Friday on the Washington metropolitan area’s most popular Spanish language station. Andrea Serralde and Mayra Cruz-Solís are the hosts of this week’s show.
Each week, the show features guests talking about important issues before the Council and provides information about programs offered by the County to help residents.
Release ID: 21-431