During the course of his appointment he created the Administration on Aging in 1965 which was Ohio's first official program devoted to its elder citizens.
[2] In January 1977, Caspar Weinberger appointed Janis to the Advisory Council of the National Institute on Aging.
In 1979, the Ohio Commission on Aging named the state's first multipurpose senior center after Janis.
As Director of the Ohio Department of Aging, Janis was responsible for the creation of the "Golden Buckeye" card in 1978.
The card offered discounts to senior citizens and is currently honored at over 20,000 businesses in the state of Ohio.