ABC 7 Chicago presents: Do You Hear Me? A discussion examining Latino health with Roz Varon

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC 7 Chicago, Chicago's Number One station for news, will examine health concerns in the Latino community, focusing specifically on breast cancer and mental health. ABC 7 Traffic anchor and breast cancer survivor, Roz Varon, will moderate this hour-long, virtual town hall available on abc7chicago.com Thursday, October 15th at 2:00 p.m..

The month of October has been designated as a time to heighten awareness of both breast cancer and mental health, concerns that resonate in the Latino community. Lack of screening and poor breast healthcare contribute to high death rates in comparison to other populations, according to some studies. Mental health problems are also rising as many Latinos are not able or wanting to seek treatment.

During this virtual town hall, Roz will lead a discussion with Latino health care professionals whose organizations are tackling these issues head on and providing services and funding for breast cancer prevention and treatment as well as mental health services for the Latino community.

Guest panelists include:

-Esther Corpuz, Chief Executive Officer, Alivio Medical Center

-Emmanuel Zambrano, Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager, American Cancer Society

-Esther Sciammarella, Executive Director of the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition

-Jeanette Santana Gonzalez, Program Director, ALAS-Wings

Part one of the town hall is in the video player at the top of this page.

Part Two

The second part of Roz Varon's discussion about health in the Latinx community, part of our Do You Hear Me? town hall series.

Part Three

The third and final part of our discussion about health and the Latinx community, hosted by breast cancer survivor Roz Varon.

The virtual town hall was exclusively streamed live on ABC 7's Facebook Live, YouTube, ABC 7's app, and ABC 7's connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku.

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ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago is the No. 1 local news source and most-watched television station in Chicago. With top-rated daily newscasts spanning decades and the largest social media presence in the market with more than 2.3 million Facebook followers, ABC7 Eyewitness News provides breaking news, investigative reporting, weather, politics, traffic and sports in the multiplatform space to Chicago, the suburbs and northwest Indiana. Named Best News Operation by the Associated Press for four consecutive years, the station produces 41 hours of local news weekly and Chicago's only local weekday entertainment talk show, "Windy City LIVE," as well as its highest-rated New Year's Eve special. ABC7's award-winning programs such as "Heart and Soul," "The Ñ Beat" and "Asian Influences" showcase the city's diversity, while being the only Chicago station producing and broadcasting parades representing Chicago's rich cultural history. In addition to producing town halls focused on current social issues, the station has a long and proud tradition of broadcasting political candidate debates keeping Chicago's electorate informed. ABC7's outreach efforts include annual partnerships with the Red Cross for life-saving blood drives and, most recently, spearheading an effort to raise more than $1.5 million for area food pantries.