NSU Research - Spotlight on a Researcher Feature

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NSU Research Digital magazine..."Farzanna Haffizulla, MD, MACP, FAMWA is the Chair of internal medicine at NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a board-certified Internist, Dr. Haffizulla runs her own concierge, internal medicine hybrid private practice, which she founded in 2008. She is a leader in advocating for minority health initiatives, promoting health equity of underserved communities, and facilitating diversity representation in healthcare professions. She founded NSU’s Caribbean Diaspora Health Initiative — an organization that strives to improve unmet health and education needs among the Caribbean diaspora of south Florida (https://nsucaribbeanhealth.com/). She serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the outreach program and research study titled “Caribbean Diaspora Healthy Nutrition Outreach Project (CDHNOP)” aimed at improving health and nutrition among Caribbean immigrants. The purpose of the CDHNOP study is to quantify “social determinants of health” relevant to the Caribbean population of Broward County, which would help identify the social and/or economic conditions that impact people’s health. This will build the foundation for developing culturally appropriate materials to distribute health information regarding proper nutrition among this demographic group."