NHBR About Town

June 18, 2010

NH Business Review Staff,

Nancy Puglisi, center, the University System of New Hampshire’s director of organizational wellness, recently accepted the Health Innovator Award from Beth Roberts, right, vice president of Northern New England for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and Sharron McCarthy, publisher of NHBR. The award, which recognizes a New Hampshire employer for innovative and sustained efforts in bringing wellness programs to the workplace, is a partnership of Harvard Pilgrim and NHBR. The university system was honored for its Healthy Returns program, which has helped employees make positive changes and meet realistic health goals while rewarding them along the way.More photos of recent events from around the Granite State.

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