Tekelec is one of 12 organizations identified by UnitedHealthcare as having exemplary onsite wellness programs.
The Morrisville company's program includes onsite health assessments and physical activity programs as well as discounts on health insurance premiums for employees who participate.
Barloworld Handling in Charlotte also was among the dozen organizations to receive UnitedHealthCare's "Well Deserved" award.
Last week, Tekelec shareholders overwhelmingly approved the sale of the technology company to a New York private equity firm.
Tekelec, which makes software for phone and Internet companies, is being sold for $780 million to a group of investors led by Siris Capital.
The company employs 620 in Morrisville and 1,140 globally.


Tekelec has promoted a former Lucent Technologies executive as its new CEO.
Tekelec, which laid off about 50 employees at its Morrisville headquarters this month, named a former Alcatel-Lucent executive as its new chairman.
Tekelec plans to eliminate up to 15 percent of its workforce to offset slowing sales, a move that could cost up to 90 jobs in the Triangle.
After two years of declining product orders and a flagging stock price, Morrisville technology company Tekelec announced this morning that CEO Frank Plastina has immediately resigned.