Caring & giving
Personal stories
Personal stories
“No one would believe me when I suspected I had lung cancer”
Learn about one patient’s journey toward getting an accurate diagnosis—and why it’s crucial to always advocate for your health.
Caring & giving
Caring & giving
How Johnson & Johnson is helping build a sense of belonging by investing in student nurses of color
A diverse nursing workforce is a better nursing workforce—one that improves quality of care and patient outcomes for all populations. That’s why Johnson & Johnson has put its support behind two pilot programs aimed at setting nurses up for success on campus and in healthcare settings.
Personal stories
Personal stories
“So many people were there for me when I had cancer. Now I get to pay it forward”
As both a cancer survivor and caregiver, Shauna Smith knows the power of feeling supported when facing the disease. That’s why she founded Johnson & Johnson’s Cancer Focus Group—so every employee has somewhere to turn if they or someone they love is faced with a diagnosis.
Caring & giving
Caring & giving
A day in the life of a nurse innovator
For 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has championed nurses—providing resources and expanding opportunities for these frontline healthcare providers. For National Nurses Month, follow along with one such trailblazer on a typical workday.
Caring & giving
Caring & giving
“My family and I volunteer on a floating hospital that delivers medical care”
Lee-Anne James is a Janssen clinical research manager whose home base is Australia. That is, when she and her family aren’t donating their time to Mercy Ships to help treat people who lack access to lifesaving healthcare.
Personal stories
Personal stories
Meet 7 people who inspired us in 2022
Mobilizing to help coworkers in need. Increasing diverse representation in clinical trials. Advocating on behalf of people living with life-altering medical conditions. Learn about the extraordinary ways these trailblazers made a difference in 2022.
Caring & giving
Caring & giving
Giving the gift of sight
In Kenya, around 1.5 million people—including children—contend with visual impairment or blindness. Sight for Kids, Johnson & Johnson Vision’s global eye care partnership, is devoted to changing these stats, one vision screening at a time.
Innovation
Innovation
What happens when antibiotics stop working?
More and more, many previously effective medications are no longer able to fight off the germs that are making us sick, leading to millions of deaths each year. For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, learn what Johnson & Johnson is doing to combat this health threat around the world.
Caring & giving
Caring & giving
How Johnson & Johnson is supporting mental healthcare in the Hispanic and Latino communities
From cultural stigma to language barriers, getting necessary treatment can be challenging for these groups. For Mental Health Awareness Month, learn more about what the company is doing to help people surmount unique obstacles to get the resources they need.
Innovation
Innovation
“I’m working to develop better treatments for children with devastating diseases”
A life-threatening condition that afflicts young cancer patients. A rare and painful form of pediatric arthritis. Learn about how Johnson & Johnson is innovating to use existing medications to help kids with these illnesses—and meet two women on the forefront of this game-changing work.