2019 NSU Fact book

20 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY • A Day for Children • American Cancer Society Taste of Parrot-dise • American Diabetes Association • American Heart Association Heart Walk • Babies ‘R’ Us • Broward 4-H • Broward Parks and Recreation Special Needs • ChampionShips, Inc./City of Miramar • Children’s Services Council of Broward • Council on American-Islamic Relations • Dillard High School • FCO Jamaica Mission Trip • Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind • Fort Lauderdale Lions Club • Fort Lauderdale Seventh Day Adventist Church • Foundation Fighting Blindness VISION WALK • Holy Cross Hospital and Medical Group • InfantSee ® • Kids In Distress, Inc. • Lakeside Elementary School • Lighthouse of Broward • Macula Vision Research Foundation • Memorial Healthcare Systems • Mourning Family Foundation—Zo’s Family Health & Wellness Groove • North Broward Hospital District • NOSA Interdisciplinary Health Jamaica Mission Trip • Oleta River State Park • Optometry Giving Sight World Sight Day • PBS KIDS (WPBT Channel 2) • REACH Rural Health Fair in Clewiston, Florida • Seussfest at Alvin Sherman Library • Southwest Focal Point Community Center • Special Olympics Opening Eyes/Healthy Athletes • SVOSH Optometric Humanitarian Dominican Republic Mission Trip • Walk Now for Autism Speaks • WPLG Local 10 News COLLEGE OF PHARMACY The college holds forums that provide information on medications to area seniors, helping them better under- stand prescription drugs and their side effects. Through specialized clinical education, course requirements, and student organizations, the college provides service to the community in partnership with local agencies and via various health educational opportunities and screen- ings, some of which are on the list that follows. • 321 Dance for Down Syndrome • A Day for Children • Alzheimer’s Walk • Cholesterol Screenings • Clothing Drive • CommunityFest • Crohn’s and Colitis Walk • Diabetes Awareness Day at the Palm Beach Outlets • Epilepsy Walk • Feria De Salud Health Fair • Florida AIDS Walk • Florida Introduces Physical Activity (FLIPANY) • Feeding South Florida • Give Kids A Smile • Health Screening Activities on Public Health Issues, Such as Osteoporosis, Diabetes, and Asthma • Heart Walk • Hendry Glades Community Health Fair • HIV Education and Awareness Programs • Immunization and Flu Shot Drives • Immunization Awareness Programs • Justin Bartlet Animal Rescue • Let’s Talk Mental Health Awareness Festival • Kick for a Cause • NBC 6 Health and Wellness Expo • National Association of Mental Illness • Night to Shine • Operation Christmas Child • Prescription Drug Takeback • Public Awareness of Palm Beach County “Drop Boxes” for Narcotics and Expired Drugs • Publix Health Screening • PUCPR Ponce Medical Day Community Outreach