Your Mark On The World

September 4, 2014 - Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1nVaoTa. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. A new collaboration between the American Heart Association (AHA, for brevity’s sake) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (similarly, RWJF) aims to build a culture of health in America. The initiative assumes a broader need for change than simply tweaking the healthcare system, massive as that task would be, in order to create an environment where Americans not only have access to healthcare, but also to healthy food and where people support one another in making healthy choices. Together, the AHA and RWJF are working to accomplish several objectives: Abundant access to healthy food Safe access to opportunities for physical activity Environments for eating, shopping and working that are smoke-free Support from peers for making healthy choices Greater access t