The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) is a not-for-profit organization with a goal of promoting physical activity of children and youth worldwide. Among its activities, the AHKGA has championed the development of country “Report Cards” on the physical activity of children and youth. The...
On Friday 24 May 2019, the Czech Republic’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth was officially announced in the presence of the Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch. After presenting the main conclusions of the Report Card, the possibilities of national surveillance system...
The video below is a reproduction of Salomé Aubert's presentation in Adelaide, Australia on November 27, 2018 when the Global Matrix 3.0 was released. The title of Salomé's presentation is, "Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High...
Congratulations to Prof. Ching-Lin Wu (Taiwan), Prof. Chen-Kang Chang (Taiwan), Prof. Stephen Wong (Hong Kong), Dr. Yang Liu (China), Dr. Eun-Young Lee (South Korea), Prof. Pairoj Saonuam (Thailand), and Dr. Asad Khan (Bangladesh), for their presentations in the Special Symposium on Kids and Youth Physical Activity in Asia...
Czech Republic Report Card leader Dr. Aleš Gába is lead author on a paper, "Executive summary of the Czech Republic’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth," that was recently published ahead of print in Acta Gymnica. A summary of the paper...
The video below is a reproduction of Taru Manyanga's presentation in Adelaide, Australia on November 27, 2018 when the Global Matrix 3.0 was released. The title of Taru's presentation is, "Indicators of Physical Activity among Children and Youth in Nine Countries with Low-to-Medium Human Development...
The video below is a reproduction of Silvia González's presentation in Adelaide, Australia on November 27, 2018 when the Global Matrix 3.0 was released. The title of Silvia's presentation is, "Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth from 10 Countries with...
The video below is a reproduction of Dr. Mark Tremblay's presentation in Adelaide, Australia on November 27, 2018 when the Global Matrix 3.0 was released. ...
Results from Mexico’s 2018 Report Card were presented on April 2, 2019 in Guadalajara, Mexico. A press conference was held in the morning followed by a presentation at the University of Guadalajara School of Medicine in the afternoon. Government officials from the Secretary of Health...
On February 15th, Ecuador successfully released their Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth at the University of Cuenca. Several media outlets covered the release: www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/cuenca/2/universidad-de-cuenca-investigacion www.facebook.com/UCinvestiga/videos/407434380005851 issuu.com/elmercuriocuenca/docs/el_mercurio-17-02-2019 Congratulations to Report Card Leader Dr. Susana Andrade and the entire team!...
Denmark released their short form Report Card December 2018. The launch created a reasonable amount of media coverage – among other things with short features in national radio and television. The long form Report Card was launched in February 2019 and was the cornerstone in...
DECEMBER 19, 2018 – University of Ghana, Legon – Children in Ghana are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development, according to a national report released today. The report by the University of Ghana, Active Healthy Kids Ghana Alliance (AHKGhA) determined grade assignments based...
The Global Matrix 3.0 continues to garner media attention. The French magazine, GEO, published a two-page infographic on the main findings from the Global Matrix 3.0 in its latest issue....
An interdisciplinary research team, formed by professors of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), conducted Hong Kong's first comprehensive and systematic synthesis of physical activity related indicators in children and youth in 2016. This led to the “2016 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical...
On December 12th, Active Healthy Kids Zimbabwe released their 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Congratulations to the Zimbabwe Report Card Leaders Taru Manyanga and Daga Makaza! Please visit www.activehealthykidszimbabwe.com to view Zimbabwe's grades and to download the 2018 Report Card....
On December 1st, bdnews24.com - one of the leading newspapers in Bangladesh - ran a story on the 2018 Bangladesh Report Card titled, "Three out of five children ‘physically inactive’ in Bangladesh". From the story: The Report Card published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health...
Congratulations to Active Healthy Kids Scotland on the media splash generated from their recently released report card. A summary of the media coverage is below. Learn more about their 2018 report card at www.activehealthykidsscotland.co.uk and on their Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance country page. Times ...
On November 26th, the West Wales Chronicle ran a story on the 2018 Active Healthy Kids Wales Report Card titled, "Majority of teens spending hours every day sitting still". From the story: Eighty per cent of youngsters aged between 11 and 16 spend two or more hours...
Report compares 49 countries; says 75% of countries have failing physical activity grades NOVEMBER 27, 2018 - ADELAIDE, Australia – Children around the world are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development, according to a global report released today. The report by the Active Healthy...
Yesterday afternoon, Uruguay Report Card Leader Javier Brazo Sayavera and his team launched their first physical activity report card. It was an opportunity to share this project with governmental institutions as well as with the Universidad de la República. Learn more about the Uruguay Report Card...
Finland’s Report Card 2018 is a compilation of recent research results on the status and promotion of physical activity among children and adolescents. Finland’s Report Card and its summary can be downloaded at www.likes.fi/reportcard. Physical activity for children and adolescents consists of several different parts throughout the...
On October 24th, Colombia released their Third Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth at the VII Course of Policies and Programs for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles. The event was organized by the Administrative Department of Sport, Recreation, Physical Activity and the Use...
Today, Sweden released the Swedish 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The report card was released at a conference about physical activity in children that was organized at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. Approximately 800 participants were in attendance. Visit the Active Healthy Kids...
With approximately 24% of children 6 to 17 years of age participating in the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day, the United States earned a D- in Overall Physical Activity the newly released 2018 U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The 2018 U.S....
TORONTO (ONTARIO) June 19, 2018 – ParticipACTION released today its 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, which gave Canadian kids a score of D+ for Overall Physical Activity. This grade is particularly alarming considering that this year’s Report Card also highlights important connections...