Johnson & Johnson announces acquisition of HealthMedia online intervention program

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that it had acquired HealthMedia, a company based in Ann Arbor, Mich., that creates Web-based behavior change interventions.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though J&J said the acquisition was a step toward creating a wellness and prevention business platform.

“It is exciting for Johnson & Johnson to establish a new business platform to offer customers meaningful products and services focused on wellness and prevention that reduce healthcare costs, and at the same time, deliver new growth for our company,” J&J chairman and chief executive officer William Weldon said.