County Offers Spanish-Language CPR Training to Improve Community Readiness

On January 7, the Prince George's County Office of Community Relations announced a upcoming CPR training for Spanish-speaking residents, scheduled for January 13 at 6:30 PM at the Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex. The event is being presented in partnership with the Office of Emergency Management and Capital First Aid, and registration is available via the County event page on Eventbrite.

County officials framed the training as an effort to improve community readiness and equip Spanish-speaking residents with practical lifesaving skills that can matter in moments of cardiac arrest or other medical emergencies. By offering instruction in Spanish, the program seeks to reduce language-based barriers that can limit access to first-aid knowledge and emergency response training.

Public health experts emphasize that by broadening access to CPR training in languages other than English, local governments can increase the number of trained bystanders who are prepared to act before professional responders arrive. For Prince George's County, where residents come from diverse linguistic backgrounds, language-accessible training is an equity measure that can contribute to more timely interventions and potentially better outcomes in out-of-hospital emergencies.

The training at the Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex will be delivered with support from Capital First Aid, a local emergency training provider, and coordinated by the county’s emergency management staff. The session is intended for Spanish-speaking community members and is part of a broader county effort to expand outreach and preparedness services to historically underserved populations.

Practical details and registration were posted by the county on its Eventbrite event page. Residents interested in attending were asked to register through that link to secure a spot and receive any pre-event instructions. Because capacity at community trainings can be limited, signing up in advance was recommended.

Beyond the immediate benefit of teaching CPR techniques, organizers said the initiative aligns with county priorities to make public health resources more accessible and to strengthen neighborhood-level resilience. For communities that face language or access challenges, targeted training opportunities like this one can help close gaps in emergency preparedness and make lifesaving skills more widely available across Prince George's County.