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COM Outlook . Spring 2014
HPD Chancellor Named to
Florida TaxWatch Board
Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D.
,
chancellor of NSU’s Health Profes-
sions Division, was recently appoint-
ed to the Florida TaxWatch Board of
Trustees. The organization is an in-
dependent, nonprofit, nonpartisan re-
search institute widely recognized as
the watchdog of citizens’ hard-earned
tax dollars for more than 33 years.
Its mission is to provide the citi-
zens of Florida and public officials with high-quality and independent
research on government revenues, expenditures, taxation, public poli-
cies, and programs and to increase the productivity and accountability
of Florida government.
NSU and ADA Launch
Interprofessional Diabetes
Education Initiative
In an effort to combat the diabetes epidemic, NSU and the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) of Broward County have joined forces with
community organizations to establish an
I
nterprofessional Diabetes
Education and Awareness (IDEA) Initiative
, with the goal of offering
free education seminars and other services to the community.
The IDEA Initiative began in fall 2012 when 9 NSU faculty members
and 45 students from NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences worked
together to host diabetes workshops throughout Broward and Miami-
Dade counties. Collectively, they educated approximately 170 children,
adults, and senior citizens about diabetes.
A year later, the initiative has expanded to include faculty members
and students from 10 different professional disciplines based in NSU’s
Health Professions Division, including physician assistant, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, medical sonography, audiology, pharmacy,
nursing, osteopathic medicine, public health, and optometry.
Local businesses and organizations including Walgreens, the South
Florida Regional Transportation Authority, the Urban League, and oth-
ers have also signed on as community partners. The IDEA Initiative
Kickoff event took place on October 24, 2013, and the eight interpro-
fessional teams are working together to create a variety of diabetes
workshops for the community.
Interprofessional Diabetes Initiative...
Executive Achievements...Miss New Mexico
Amaturos Receive NSU President’s
Award for Community Service
NSU P r e s i d e n t
George L. Hanbury II,
Ph.D., presented the
NSU President’s Award
for Excellence in Com-
munity Service to phi-
lanthropists
Winifred
and
Joseph Amaturo
at the university’s an-
nual Celebration of Ex-
cellence event on Feb-
ruary 1, 2014.
Established in 1997, the President’s Excellence in Community Ser-
vice Award recognizes extraordinary professional engagement activities
by a member of the South Florida community. The award encourages the
ongoing pursuit of service and exemplifies NSU’s
community
core value.
(
Pictured is President Hanbury presenting Winifred and Joseph Amaturo
with the President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service.)
