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Heather Baptiste

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Heather Baptiste is a senior health engagement strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She works with client accounts and brokers to manage wellness program implementation and develop customized strategies with activities and materials as needed. She has worked at Blue Cross for over 14 years, and previously worked as a heart health specialist.

Heather is a University of Rhode Island graduate and is a registered and licensed dietitian who has worked in the field of nutrition for over 25 years.

Prior to Blue Cross, Heather worked at the Women’s Health Initiative, a National Institutes of Health-funded research study, as a clinical research technician. She previously worked as a clinical inpatient and outpatient fietitian in local area hospitals and as an applications specialist, planning and directing product implementation, training and transitioning projects for software systems designed to manage nutritional services in hospitals and extended-care facilities.

Heather is a dog mom to two boxer dogs and lives in Lowell, Mass.

Stories by Heather Baptiste

Healthy Eating

The secret sauce

A dietitian’s tips for surviving – and enjoying – the holiday season

A slice of comfort

Dietitian offers tips on adding a dash of healthy flavor to holiday meals

Healthy Eating

Heart-healthy Super Bowl apps

This February, celebrate American Heart Month with a roster of recipes that score points for flavor without all the fat

Healthy Eating

Feeling burned out?

A dietitian offers tips for fun, healthy meals for even the most weary cook

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