Our Race to Health Equity

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Johnson & Johnson Executive Jennifer Taubert Named to 2021 Fortune Most Powerful Women in Business List

It's the sixth year in a row that the company leader has placed on the list, which honors 50 women at the top of their industries.

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Johnson & Johnson Launches a Health Equity Innovation Challenge in 6 U.S. Cities

The company is calling for ideas from applicants in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City and Philadelphia with the aim of helping to address racial healthcare disparities at the local level.

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Innovation

How the Telehealth Trend Is Revolutionizing Medical Care As We Know It

From backing an app that connects Black women to caregivers of color to developing a digital platform that supports surgical recovery, Johnson & Johnson is helping drive the surge of innovation in telemedicine.

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Johnson & Johnson Ranks #4 on Fortune’s Return on Leadership List

For more than a century, Johnson & Johnson has used a core set of values to help build its business. Now, that sense of purpose has landed it on the Fortune ROL100, a new ranking of corporate leadership.

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Caring & Giving

The Story Behind BAND-AID^®Brand OURTONE™ Adhesive Bandages

The launch of the new OURTONE™ strips, which come in three brown shades, means more bandage options for communities of color—and scholarship support for Black nursing students.

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Health & Wellness

3 Eye-Opening Statistics About Racial Inequities in Heart Health Among Black Americans

Black people are far more likely to live with cardiovascular diseases than other populations in the United States. We spoke to three experts about the consequences of that disparity—and how Johnson & Johnson is actively working to help drive change and better heart health through improved education, diagnosis and treatment.

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Caring & Giving

Driving Change: How Johnson & Johnson Is Using Mobile Healthcare to Help Address Health Inequities Across the U.S.

From churches to schools—and even roving healthcare vans—the company has rolled out a program in states across the nation to help get COVID-19 testing and other crucial health services to underserved communities.

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Personal Stories

More Than Skin Deep: Meet a Johnson & Johnson Employee Who's Committed to Creating More Inclusive Skincare Products for Women of Color

Ever felt like you couldn't find makeup or skincare solutions meant for you? Amrika Ganness has. So she and her fellow colleagues of color at Neutrogena^® turned that all-too-common experience into a one-of-a-kind talent search: the Black Innovators in Skin Health QuickFire Challenge.

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Innovation

"My 2021 Healthcare Resolution": 7 Johnson & Johnson Leaders Share Their Goals for Advancing Healthcare and Health Equity

A potential COVID-19 vaccine. Passionate efforts toward achieving racial and social justice. Smarter, more sustainable product packaging. These are just a few of the resolutions company change makers are aiming to bring to light this year—and they're already hard at work on them.

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Caring & Giving

The Double Pandemic: How COVID-19 Is Bringing to Light Health Inequities That Have Long Been a Problem in America

The novel coronavirus has exposed deeply rooted disparities across the healthcare system which disproportionately impact communities of color. The way to begin to pave the way for lasting change? Inclusive innovation, community outreach and policy work—and a passion for fighting for an equitable future.

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Caring & Giving

"We Have a Health Disparities Problem in America": Meet a Woman On a Mission to Improve Healthcare for Black Women

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world, with women of color especially at risk. Dr. Robyn R. Jones, Senior Medical Director at Johnson & Johnson, is determined to change that and find ways to address this urgent crisis.

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"No Single Entity Can Solve This Challenge Alone": An Honest Conversation About Racial Inequity

Johnson & Johnson's Chief Communication Officer Michael Sneed sits down to have a frank discussion about what we need to do to help build a more equitable healthcare system—and society.

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A Message from Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky About Recent Events in the United States

In light of current events taking place across the country, our Chairman and CEO sent this letter to the company's 135,000 global employees.

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3 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Working to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace—and World

The company just released its inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Impact Review. We take a look inside its pages to see how the company's striving every day to build a culture of belonging.

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Innovation

Clinical Trials 2.0: 5 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Helping Revamp—and Revolutionize—How They're Conducted

From working to broaden the pool of patients trials have traditionally studied to finding ways for people to participate from the comforts of home, we look at how the company is reinventing clinical trials in truly forward-thinking ways.

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Our Race to Health Equity