Global Health
Explore these resources on global health innovations, such as the Aspen Ideas Festival, HIV prevention, and the Global Health Education Program. Learn about nurse-led initiatives, disaster nursing training, and efforts to improve healthcare access worldwide.
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- 2024-02-29T22:08:03.231Z| 55 minIn this episode, we meet nurse Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, executive director of The Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, a new institute working to redesign the US healthcare system with the goal of shifting policy and practice to more preventive, value-based and whole-person care.More
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As the first nurse to be selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Lemelson Foundation as an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, Rachel Walker, PhD, RN, is intimately familiar with nurse-driven innovation and the significant impact it has on healthcare. Dr. Walker is a nurse inventor, former rural emergency medical and disaster relief worker, assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst College of Nursing, and advocate for nurses as leaders in healthcare innovation and improvement.2018-07-23T15:19:39Z
While working for Mercy Health Saint Mary’s in Grand Rapids, Mich., Lauran Hardin, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, met one patient whose complex social issues and challenging life circumstances led to his frequent visits to the emergency room — not because he was injured or sick, but because he needed somewhere to go to feel safe. She realized that there is much more complexity to every patient than just their medical conditions, and healthcare providers can make a difference for these vulnerable people.2018-05-03T04:00:00Z
Instigating positive change for patients throughout the world is part of what makes nurses a driving force in healthcare, and for Genevieve Handy, MSN, CPNP, being a catalyst for positive change has become a driving purpose in life. At the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) 66th Annual Convention plenary session presented by Johnson & Johnson earlier this month, Genevieve shared her story with thousands of student nurses in attendance and explained why nurses should be recognized as change makers—not just care takers.2018-04-25T04:00:00Z
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe every idea has the potential to transform lives. The world’s most pressing health challenges can’t be tackled alone—which is where CaringCrowd® comes in.2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
Together with partners around the world, Johnson & Johnson has been working to fight HIV for 25 years. Despite significant progress, UNAIDS estimates that there are still 36.7 million people living with HIV globally and 1.8 million people continue to contract the disease each year. Johnson & Johnson continues to work towards our goals of ensuring that every child is born HIV-free, that adolescent girls and young women have the tools they need to stay HIV-free, and that people living with HIV have access to the medicines they need.2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
Johnson & Johnson sees the threat of infectious disease as one of the most pressing, yet addressable, public health challenges. Over two million are infected with HIV each year — mothers, fathers, children, men and women, gay and straight, on every continent — and over one million die each year.2017-09-14T04:00:00Z
Johnson & Johnson believes good health changes everything. This belief drives a company-wide commitment to bringing meaningful change to protect the most vulnerable and those often forgotten through combating global infectious diseases, driving advances in maternal and child health, providing access to essential surgery and supporting health workforce training, in a way that supports a healthy environment for all. Inspired by this commitment to make an impact, Johnson & Johnson is proud to be a major sponsor of the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, on September 23, 2017, which is focused on driving action for the most pressing health issues.2017-08-15T04:00:00Z
Are you an entrepreneur or innovator? Your big idea or everyday innovation can help advance the healthiest generation in human history—GenH.2017-07-13T04:00:00Z
The Global Moms Relay reached the finish line on June 16, raising $500,000 for families around the world through a digital campaign supported by Johnson & Johnson and the United Nations Foundation. Parents, community leaders, experts and influencers joined together to share a collective vision for a healthier world, and to show that small actions can lead to big changes.2017-06-15T04:00:00Z
Outbreaks of infectious disease are no longer contained to a single community. Recent outbreaks of Ebola, influenza and Zika demonstrate that the risk of a global pandemic is a reality with which healthcare workers across the world must contend.2017-03-29T04:00:00Z
Improving the health of women can not only save lives, it can contribute to the overall health and economy of a nation. Nurses can help communities improve women’s health by providing education, healthcare services, health supplies and increased awareness of key issues.2016-11-21T05:00:00Z
