Social Responsibility

Why Do They Contribute?

"We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work and to the world community as well..." -- Our Credo

Johnson & Johnson, through its operating companies, is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than 200 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employ approximately 122,000 men and women in 57 countries and sell products throughout the world. Due to this, it only makes sense for Johnson & Johnson to give back to the community through a very wide ranging contributions to the environment, healthy & safety, HIV/AIDS, doctors and nurses, the list is always expanding. They have a responsibility to so many people becuase we use J&J products in our everyday lives.

Since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 when Johnson & Johnson provided disaster relief for the first time, the Company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility has been integral part of its business. The creation of Our Credo in 1943 gave the Company a clear mandate for helping those in need, especially within the communities in which the Company operates worldwide.

Today, this continuing sense of responsibility to the global community is reflected in the Company’s signature contributions programs, ongoing monetary and product donations to innovative organizations around the world, and the volunteer efforts of the Company’s more than 116,000 employees and thousands of retirees.


Johnson & Johnson contributed $591.9 million in cash and products to philanthropic causes worldwide in 2005.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to improving the community through a variety of programs both in the United States and abroad. In cooperation with Johnson & Johnson, Medical Assistance Programs (MAP) International's Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts included making Medical Mission Packs available to physicians, drugs available to clinics and comfort supplies available to shelters. Additionally, a Web-based request system was established for products needs.

Where They Focus

J&J Focuses their social responsibility in 5 areas:

1. Women's and Childrens Health
2. Community Responsibility and Disaster Relief
3. Access to Care
4. Advancing Health Care Knowledge
5.Global Public Health

Women's and Children's Health

• Task Force for Child Survival and Development Johnson & Johnson is partnering with the Task Force for Child Survival and Development to help reduce the global burden of soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH), an infection of intestinal worms, in the most at-risk children of the world. In 2007, Johnson & Johnson has committed to donating 50 million doses of mebendazole, a member of the class of medicines known as antihelmintics that are used to treat numerous kinds of worm infections. STH is widely found in tropical and subtropical areas, and is connected to a lack of sanitation and clean water. Its effects are especially dire for children because it causes malnutrition, increases susceptibility to other serious infections, and stunts growth during a critical developmental period.
• UNICEF Safe Motherhood Initiative (China) In 1999, UNICEF launched the Safe Motherhood Initiative. Funded in various parts of the world – including China – through grants from Johnson & Johnson, the program focuses on educating and encouraging women to give birth at health care facilities instead of their homes. Further, it looks to improve the access and equality of obstetrical care available.
• Johnson & Johnson School Nurse Fellowship Program Established in 1988, this annual program recognizes the important leadership role that nurses play in schools. The program – a partnership between Johnson & Johnson and the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey – trains nurses on innovative alcohol and drug prevention techniques, early detection methods and treatment, mental health issues, obesity, the role of nurses in crisis management and the growing concerns around HIV and AIDS.
• Doctors of the World Doctors of the World (DOW), an international health and human rights organization, manages multiple health projects geared toward at-risk women and children in Pristina, Kosovo, and St. Petersburg, Russia. With support from Johnson & Johnson, DOW fulfilled ministries of health requests to open several Women’s Wellness Centers (WWC) and drop-in psychosocial health services for abandoned, neglected and at-risk children and youth.
• Children's Nutrition Program (Sierra Madre) Johnson & Johnson supports the Fundacion Tarahumara Jose A Llaguno Children’s Nutrition Program that works to address the challenges associated with migration, including high infant mortality rates from malnutrition, water-borne disease, and other common childhood infections. The program’s Powdered Milk Initiative provides monthly milk deliveries to 3,000 children whose families inhabit remote homes in 16 Tarahumara communities. The program also emphasizes dental health and works with mission nurses conducting growth, weight, size and mental development assessments for the communities.
• Project Mercy (Ethiopia) Johnson & Johnson provides resources to Project Mercy’s Medhane-Alem School for HIV/AIDS education and orphan support in Yetebon, Ethiopia, a community of 200,000 subsistence and market farmers who live in the most basic conditions. Many are uneducated and rely heavily on the simple conditions and routines of their lives to survive. Doctors from Project Mercy’s Glen C. Olsen Hospital train students on public health issues such as sexually transmitted diseases, malaria prevention and intestinal parasites so they can educate and influence their villages.

Community Responsibility and Disaster Relief

• Disaster Relief Johnson & Johnson has a long history of responding to natural and man-made disasters, dating back to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 when the Company provided disaster relief for the first time. Since then, the Company has developed a network of partners around the world for disaster response and emergency preparedness. Johnson & Johnson donates cash and product on a routine basis in the immediate hours following major disasters around the world. Working with local Johnson & Johnson affiliates and well-respected emergency response organizations, the Company quickly assesses the most pressing health care needs, and responds accordingly. Johnson & Johnson deploys disaster relief modules in key locations throughout the world to facilitate rapid response to catastrophic events.
• Society for the Arts in Healthcare Since 1991, the Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) has advocated for the integration of the arts into health care services, the development of arts programming and further research into the beneficial effects of the arts. Johnson & Johnson has partnered with SAH since 2001 to provide grants to organizations that use the arts to enhance the health care experience for patients, their families and caregivers. Over the past six years, 107 programs demonstrating the role of arts in the healing process have received funding.
• European Academy of Business in Society.As a founding partner of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS), Johnson & Johnson plays a vital role in helping EABIS Europe’s leading network of companies and business schools to integrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into mainstream business theory and practice. Through three main pillars – research, education and training – EABIS incorporates the ideals of CSR into the framework of business theory and practice throughout Europe.
• Johnson & Johnson - World Wildlife Fund, "Healthy Communities, Healthy Ecosystems" Program Johnson & Johnson has been a longstanding supporter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), from project-based support to design and implementation of community-based conservation and livelihood initiatives in vulnerable ecosystems, to core support for the organization to pursue the conservation of nature. Since 2003, the Company has supported innovative “Healthy Communities, Healthy Ecosystems” projects in the East Africa, Congo Basin and Eastern Himalayas ecoregions. In East Africa, for instance, the Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME) program addresses community development aspects of ecosystem conservation by promoting protection of the environment and facilitating access to health care by very poor, and often isolated, communities.
• SAFE KIDS Worldwide. This global public awareness campaign and educational program helps parents and caregivers to prevent unintentional injuries among children under 14 years of age. Supported by Johnson & Johnson as Founding Sponsor, SAFE KIDS Worldwide programs are under way in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, as well as the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Australia and Brazil. In the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, Johnson & Johnson Consumer companies work closely with more than 60,000 retail partners to distribute safety information in stores and sponsor special television and advertising programming with a safety message – all in coordination with the 600 local SAFE KIDS Coalitions and partners in all 50 states/10 provinces.

Access To Care

• Ghana Surgical Skills Training Center.Trauma is a major health care problem and one of the leading causes of death in West Africa. As a result, surgical trauma management training is critical. In 2005, International Aid, Johnson & Johnson and the West African College of Surgeons opened the Ghana Surgical Skills Training Center at Korle bu Hospital in Accra and conducted the first Advanced Trauma Operative Management course in West Africa. Since then, the center has trained nearly two dozen top trauma surgeons in the region.
• Francisco Muniz Hospital for Infectious Diseases (Argentina). Founded more than 100 years ago in Buenos Aires, the Francisco Muniz Hospital for Infectious Diseases provides services to patients with infectious diseases – and particularly HIV – from Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. Francisco Muniz is the only hospital in Argentina that has a special ward for children with HIV. In 2005, Johnson & Johnson provided funding to help the facility address patient complications from HIV respiratory diseases, bronchiolitis and tuberculosis. Francisco Muniz’s staff of 12 doctors and 10 nurses provides essential care and support for 120 children visiting the hospital each month.
• Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program .Since 1998, the Company has partnered with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on the Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program to provide funding and support to innovative community-based health care organizations that assist medically underserved populations in the U.S. Established in 1987, the program has recognized nearly 150 pioneering health centers in 36 states and Puerto Rico. These organizations are recognized for their distinctive programs, offering innovative solutions to complicated health care challenges. In 2006, 10 community health centers each received two-year grants, and sustainability-enhancing support services from doctoral students affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.

Advancing Health Care Knowledge

• European Health Care Leadership Program. The European Health Leadership Program offers emerging health care leaders an educational experience that equips them with concepts, tools, techniques and strategies to play significant leadership roles in health care. The annual two-week residency program, a collaborative undertaking between INSEAD and Johnson & Johnson, brings together participants from many countries and a variety of professional experiences and organizational affiliations to learn about new approaches to managing and leading in the health care sector.
• Johnson & Johnson - Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives. For more than 20 years, Johnson & Johnson has partnered with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania to provide nurse executives with essential business management knowledge for health care industry leadership. The Johnson & Johnson – Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives has graduated nearly 1,000 senior nurse executives from several countries since the program’s inception.
• Johnson & Johnson - Dartmouth Community Mental Health Program. Since 2000, the Company has partnered with Dartmouth Medical School and the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center on the Johnson & Johnson Community Mental Health Program, an innovative public-private partnership that helps people disabled by mental illness reclaim their lives with enhanced vocational skills and opportunities. Unlike other vocational programs that relegate patients to sheltered work, this program moves people from disability to self-sustaining competitive employment.
• Johnson & Johnson Bridge to Employment Program. The Company partners with the Academy for Educational Development (AED) on the Johnson & Johnson Bridge to Employment Program (BTE) to help young people build solid futures by introducing them to a broad array of careers in health care. The idea is to engage students through real world experiences to demonstrate that learning can be meaningful, engaging and relevant to their future. By fostering long-term partnerships among businesses, educators, community-based organizations and parents, BTE helps prepare young people to meet the challenges and requirements of careers in the health care industry and in today's knowledge-rich society.
• Japanese Nursing Association. The Japanese Nursing Association (JNA), with support from Johnson & Johnson, creates opportunities for nurses to specialize and develop in their profession through education and certification. The program encourages nurses to recognize their important contribution to the health care industry.
  

Global Public Health

The Company’s philanthropic efforts in global public health center on initiatives that prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and children and support community-based approaches that empower caregivers to address local needs. Key focal areas include the prevention of pediatric AIDS, reduction of disease rates in women, home-based care programs, community mobilization efforts and programs for orphans and vulnerable children. Johnson & Johnson supports over 100 HIV/AIDS programs in hundreds of locations in 40 countries. These programs support Children, Women and Families and provide Community Care and Support. Visit our HIV/AIDS section for more information on these and other initiatives.

• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation .The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation first partnered with Johnson & Johnson in 2003 for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In 2005, the partnership spanned nine countries, reaching more than 340,000 pregnant women with HIV counseling and testing at hundreds of health care facilities. In 2006 alone, the partnership is projected to reach more than 260,000 pregnant women at nearly 460 health care facilities in Cameroon, China, the Dominican Republic, India, Russia and Zimbabwe
• National AIDS Fund. The National AIDS Fund and Johnson & Johnson have partnered to create a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership that directly addresses HIV prevention and care for women. This partnership, for example, provided advocacy training and technical assistance for women leaders on planning councils in California who assign over $100 million in funding to effectively impact care and treatment for 15,000 HIV-positive women in the state.
• The Collaborative Fund. In 2005, Johnson & Johnson established a partnership with The Collaborative Fund, a community-driven funding consortium to support HIV treatment efforts in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The Fund provides grants to community-based organizations for HIV regional networks to share information, implement collaborative strategies and provide technical assistance to grantees. In 2006, for example, 22 grants for women and children’s programs were funded in 15 African nations.
  
  

In the News

This artcile was interesting to me because lets face it, who isn't obsessed with weight gain and weight loss these days! Johnson & Johnson wants their consumers to be aware of some tips that could help them maintain a healthy lifestyle with the help of the very well known brand, SPLENDA, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.

The Makers Of SPLENDA® (sucralose) Sweetener Products Helps Families Take Small Steps Towards Better Health During National Nutrition MonthThe Makers Of SPLENDA® (sucralose) Sweetener Products Helps Families Take Small Steps Towards Better Health During National Nutrition Month

Small, Everyday Changes in Nutrition This Month Add up to Big Rewards All Year

Fort Washington, PA (March 1, 2006) – According to the SPLENDA® (sucralose) Brand "New Year's Resolution Survey," 44 percent of adults admitted to breaking their New Year's resolution after just one month.1 Although many of the best-intentioned resolutions for a healthier lifestyle have most likely fallen by the wayside, "National Nutrition Month" is the perfect time for families to recommit to making small changes towards healthier living.

To help families make these incremental, but important everyday changes, McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, the makers of SPLENDA® Sweetener Products, has developed a series of small, achievable steps for better nutritional health.
"As childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to rise at unprecedented rates, it is crucial that families make nutrition and exercise an everyday priority," said Dr. Goutham Rao, clinical director, Weight Management and Wellness Center, The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. "There are many simple changes that can become lifelong habits. These include making neighborhood walks part of a family's routine, making fruits and vegetables available at home and at school and reducing the amount of sugar in beverages and baked goods."

One of the simplest ways for families to reduce their everyday calories is to cut down on sugar consumption. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines recommend choosing and preparing foods with less sugar and consuming less sugar- or starch-containing foods and beverages.2 No calorie, or non-nutritive sweeteners such as SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener can assist in helping Americans adhere to these guidelines.
"Desserts are the finishing touch to a wonderful meal; but it is commonly accepted that desserts are also the menu items that can contain the most added sugar. I believe the key to making delicious desserts a little bit healthier is to make small substitutions that don't affect the overall taste," said Gale Gand, renowned pastry chef, Food Network host and the mother of three.

"When I want to reduce sugar in my cooking or baking, I replace it with SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener. That way I've reduced the overall sugar and calories."
Other small, everyday adjustments that can add up to big rewards for every member of the family include:
Pack a more nutritious lunch box: make sandwiches with lean lunchmeats and whole wheat bread. Add healthy snack foods such as fresh fruits, trail mix or low-fat yogurt to the lunchtime routine.
Read labels at the grocery store to know the calorie content of the food that you buy for your family.
Use no or low calorie sweeteners, such as SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, when sweetening foods or beverages or when cooking and baking from scratch.

Look for foods made with oats, whole corn meal, whole wheat and brown rice to add extra servings of whole grains to your family's diet. Skip the cookies and chips and make snack time healthier with more nutritious options such as low-fat cheeses, dried fruit, rice or popcorn cakes and frozen yogurt bars.
Don't skip breakfast! Encourage family members to have a healthy breakfast at the start of each day.
Discourage your children from eating in front of the television. Get your family moving every day – walk the family pet, go for a group bike ride or play ball with the kids.

For more information on SPLENDA® Sweetener Products or to download SPLENDA® Brand recipes, visit www.SPLENDA.com.

About SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener
SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener is made from sugar so it tastes like sugar and consumers have quickly adopted this SPLENDA® Sweetener Product as their no calorie sweetener of choice. Last year, it became the nation's number one selling branded sweetener in retail outlets. SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener is available in granular form, which is ideal for cooking and baking, in a 9.7 oz. Baker's Bag, equivalent in sweetness to five pounds of sugar, in one- and two-lb. sweetness equivalent cartons, and in packets.

About SPLENDA® Brand
SPLENDA® Sweetener Products are marketed by McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener is used in more than 4,000 products of major food brands worldwide. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, is a global marketer of innovative nutritional products. The company's mission is to give people the ability to actively manage their own health. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, markets SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, SPLENDA® Sugar Blend for Baking, SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend, VIACTIV® Calcium Soft Chews, VIACTIV® Multi-Vitamin Soft Chews, LACTAID® Milk and Dietary Supplements and BENECOL® Spreads. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, is headquartered in Fort Washington, PA.
1 The SPLENDA® Brand "New Year's Resolution Survey," conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, polled 1,016 adults via telephone on December 8-11, 2005.
2 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, Chapter on Carbohydrates, www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/Chapter7.pdf.
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Having A Baby Changes Everything

From the time you are born, you are the center of your universe. You fall in love and, if you’re lucky, you share a universe but you are still at the center.

Then you have a baby.

And the center of your universe moves from you to your baby. Things that were important to you are only important as they relate to your baby.

That is the insight of Johnson & Johnson’s "Having a Baby Changes Everything" advertising campaign. You were once the center of your universe and now your baby is. Johnson & Johnson understands this and helps you make the most of the time you spend with your baby. We help you keep your baby happy and healthy.By clicking on the links provided, you can view the commercials and commercial scripts online.

I fell in love with these comericals, I think Johnson & Johnson does a great job at appealing to the consumers emotions during this campaign. Being a 21 year old student, who does not have any children, I still found my self in awe during this comercials. My favorite one is the Hats! Check them out, they are sure to put a smile on your face!
Enjoy!

Fast Facts

While I was meandering around the Johnson and Johnson website, I found some interesting facts that I never knew before. I thought it would interesting to share with you all, since I'm sure you dont visit the Johnson & Johnson website on a daily basis!

General Information
The story of Johnson & Johnson is one of innovative products, strong leadership and an ongoing commitment to our customers, employees, communities and shareowners. Since 1886, when it was formed in a former wallpaper factory along the Raritan River in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Company has remained focused on our founders' mission of creating safe and effective health care products.

Johnson & Johnson, through its operating companies, is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than
document.write(gNumCompanies) 200 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employ approximately 122,000 men and women in 57 countries and sell products throughout the world.

Contact Information

Johnson & Johnson is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, about 40 miles southwest of New York City.
Main company headquarters address:
One Johnson & Johnson PlazaNew Brunswick, NJ 08933

Phone: 732-524-0400

I live in NJ, about 15 mintues from New Brunswick, and I never knew their national headquaters was right down the road from me. I should stop in a take a tour of their facility.

And the Award Goes To. . . .

Year after year, Johnson and Johsnon is recognized by various magazines for things like:

• Fourtune 500 companies
• Top 100 places for mothers to work
• Most respected Company

These awards are important to any company, and with no exception it is important to Johnson and Johnson. Below is a list of awards that J&J has recieved in recent years.

2006: Fortune Magazine

Johnson & Johnson was ranked #104 in the 2006 FORTUNE Global 500 list

2006: The White House
Johnson & Johnson received The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, the only presidential award to honor companies for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities, for the Company's work on The Campaign for Nursing's Future.

2006: Working Mother Magazine

Working Mother magazine has again named Johnson & Johnson to the list of the top 100 best places to work for mothers. Working Mother CEO Carol Evans notes that IBM and Johnson & Johnson are the only companies that have been on the Working Mother list for each of the 21 years since the list was initiated.

2006: Barron's

Johnson & Johnson was named the "Most Respected Company" in an on-line survey of the world's largest companies conducted among investors for Barron's and reported in the September 11th issue. Johnson & Johnson was ranked number two in the 2005 survey.