68 employers receive Worksite Health Awards

PROVIDENCE – Local businesses and other organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to employee wellness were honored this morning at the state’s 13th Annual Worksite Health Awards Breakfast.

The event, at the Crowne Plaza at the Crossings in Warwick, was sponsored by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. It featured a presentation by guest speaker Gary Marino, an obesity-awareness activist and founder of Generation Excel.

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Healthy Company awards are presented at four levels, exemplary, superior, outstanding and achievement, to businesses that provide their workers with onsite wellness programs and health-related educational materials.

• Exemplary awards were given this year to eight employers: AAA Southern New England; Arpin Van Lines Inc.; The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Rhode Island Housing; the Rocky Hill School; Taco Inc.; and Toray Plastics (America) Inc.

• Superior awards went to 32 employers: Amgen Inc.;

AMWINS Group Benefits Division - NEBCO; Brown University; Bryant University; City of Warwick; Clariant Corp.; CVS/Pharmacy; East Bay Community Action Program; EDS; Eleanor Slater Hospital; FM Global; Gateway Healthcare; Hasbro Inc.; Lifespan Corporate Services; Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; the Narragansett Bay Commission; the Office of Rehabilitation Services; Orchard View Manor; Providence Head Start; Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) Maritime Mission Center; RDW Group Inc.; the R.I. Economic Development Corporation; Roger Williams Hospital; South County Hospital; the St. Mary’s Home for Children; Swarovski North America Ltd.; Textron Inc.; the Town of Cumberland; United Healthcare of New England; West Bay Residential Services; Women & Infants Hospital; and the YMCA of Pawtucket.

• Outstanding awards went to 20 employers: the American Mathematical Society; APC-MGE; Bank Newport; Concentra Medical Center (Pawtucket); Concentra Medical Center (Warwick); General Cable’s Lincoln facility; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP; Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd.; Living In Fulfilling Environments (LIFE) Inc.; NEPTCO Inc.; Noranda Sampling; Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP; Pawtucket Credit Union; Providence Washington Insurance Solutions; the R.I. Convention Center; Roger Williams University; The Children’s Workshop & Child Care Connection; the Town of Lincoln; The Washington Trust Co.; and The Westerly Hospital.

• Achievement awards went to eight employers: A&H Mfg. Co.; Broker’s Service Marketing Group; C&J Jewelry Co. Inc.; the City of Woonsocket; Lefkowitz, Garfinkel, Champi & DeRienzo P.C.; Mahr Federal Inc.; Modine Mfg. Co.; and Norktek Inc.

Additional information is available at wwcri.org.