What if your wellness program could lower healthcare costs while boosting morale? Garver, a 106-year-old employee-owned engineering and planning firm, proves it can.

This case study shares how Garver embedded wellness into every layer of the organization, from incentivizing mental health care and fitness reimbursements to emphasizing preventive care through trusted primary care providers. Their approach goes beyond initiatives—wellness is a driver of engagement, retention, and measurable results.

Attendees will explore how Garver achieved a Relative Risk Score of 0.89, projecting a 17.3% reduction in healthcare costs, and helped 91 employees move from high-risk to low-risk status in just three years. Equally important, employees experienced connection, support, and even new career opportunities through wellness activities and cross-team collaboration.

Key Takeaways: 

• Understand how wellness programs can deliver both health and business outcomes
• Learn strategies for embedding wellness into company culture rather than running standalone initiatives
• Use metrics and data to demonstrate program ROI and measure success
• Explore practical approaches to boost employee participation, engagement, and wellbeing