HITN announces a special Facebook Live event with Dra. Aliza and a roundtable of health experts who will be joining from across the country to answer questions and concerns from Spanish speaking families during the Coronavirus pandemic. This Facebook LIVE session with Dra. Aliza is part of an on-going series of virtual educational events designed to address the physical, mental and emotional toll experienced by Spanish speaking families during the pandemic.
The event will stream live on Wednesday, April 22 on the Vida y Salud Facebook platform and will be available across the country during the following hours: New York and Miami at 4pm, Chicago at 3pm, and in Latin America in Mexico and Lima, Peru at 3pm, in Caracas, Venezuela at 4pm and Buenos Aires, Argentina at 5pm.
Dr. Aliza has invited medical and psychological experts, and health and wellness experts to join the virtual conversation and provide educational and valuable insights on areas of mental health, discuss the importance of social and emotional well-being, while providing tips to help families and kids benefit from remote learning and setting daily schedules while at home.
The special will be moderated by Gabriela (Gaby) Quiroga, presenter of the HITN-TV show Vida y Salud, and accompanied virtually from Los Angeles by Dr. Aliza and an impressive line of panelists that include:
Dr. Bernardo NG, Psychiatrist, who is the President of the Mexican and American Psychiatric Association, who will discuss how quarantine affects families and children with special needs.
Santiago Bilinikis, Entrepreneur and tech expert, who will discuss technologic habits and tips to connect with other and avoid social isolation during the quarantine.
Lina Acosta Sandaal, Psychotherapist, specialist who works with groups of parents, and will talk about adolescents’ behaviors.
The discussion will also touch on homeschooling tips with María Gabrielle Guzmán Martínez, an Educational Psychologist. The event will also feature two Latina ‘mommy bloggers’, Paula Zelaya and Caro Mejía, they will share tips for teaching children to play independently and stablish a daily routine with children during quarantine.
The event will also feature Rubén La Rosa, a School Psychologist and Gestalt Psychotherapist, who will talk about fears, anxiety and depression focusing on children between 6 and 12 years old.