The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance is committed to powering the global movement to get kids moving through thought leadership, knowledge translation and mobilization, capacity building, and advocacy. This is facilitated by sustainable partnerships and cross-sectoral collaborations that enable best-practice exchanges, networking and cross-fertilization.
Our Vision
A world of active healthy kids.
Our History
Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children
Toronto, 2014
Acknowledging the global concern for physical inactivity and the need for preventive action, especially among children and youth, and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Active Healthy Kids Canada and the 10th anniversary of the Report Card, Active Healthy Kids Canada hosted the Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children in Toronto, Canada, on May 19–22, 2014. Fifteen countries produced and released Report Cards following a harmonized process, resulting in a Global Matrix of Grades that was released at the Summit. The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance was established in response to the Summit.
The Global Matrix 2.0
Bangkok, 2016
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the Global Matrix 2.0, which involved the release of Report Cards from 38 countries across 6 continents. The findings were released at the 6th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 16, 2016.
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Incorporates
Ottawa, 2018
In August 2018, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in Canada. The Board of Directors included 9 active members of the Alliance from all continents (see below).
The Global Matrix 3.0
Adelaide, 2018
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the Global Matrix 3.0, which involved the release of Report Cards from 49 countries across 6 continents. The findings were released at the Movement to Move conference in Adelaide, Australia, on November 27, 2018.
Our Board
Mark Tremblay, Ph.D.
President (Canada)
Peter Katzmarzyk, Ph.D.
Vice-President and North American Representative (United States)
Natasha Schranz, Ph.D.
Secretary and Oceania Representative (Australia)
Joel Barnes, M.Sc.
Treasurer (Canada)
John Reilly, Ph.D.
European Representative (Scotland)
Stephen H.S. Wong, Ph.D.
Asian Representative (Hong Kong)
Silvia González, Ph.D. candidate
South American Representative (Colombia)
Reginald Ocansey, Ph.D.
African Representative (Ghana)
Jakub Kalinowski, M.A.
International Sport and Culture Association Representative (Poland)Research and Support
