A group of researchers from Lithuania used the Global Matrix 3.0 on physical activity for children and youth and human development index data on the 18 European countries and recently published a paper titled "European Countries Ranking and Clustering Solution by Children’s Physical Activity and...
Congratulations to the Wales Report Card team on their recent paper titled "The AHK-Wales Report Card 2018: Policy Measures - is it possible to ‘score’ qualitative data?" that was just published in the Health Promotion International! A summary of the paper is below. To access...
Congratulations to a group of researchers from Europe on their paper, "Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity report card for children and youth: a comparison across Europe," that was just published in the Public Health journal! Citation details, highlights and a summary of the paper are...
AHKGA leaders, Dr. John Reilly (Scotland) and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Canada), wrote an article titled “As schools reopen, will this be the least fit generation of schoolchildren ever?” that was just published in The Conversation. Congratulations! The authors use the Global Matrix 3.0 findings to highlight...
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) PhD Candidate Silvia Gonzalez and colleagues just published a paper titled “Profiles of Active Transportation among Children and Adolescents in the Global Matrix 3.0 Initiative: A 49-Country Comparison” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public...
The Scottish Report Cards have been used extensively in the recently published Glasgow Indicators Report 2020. This is a report on the state of health and wellbeing of children and youth for the Glasgow City Region (GCR) in 2020. "This work builds on the previous GCPH...
A paper titled "2018 Chilean Physical Activity Report Card for Children and Adolescents: Full Report and International Comparisons" was just published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, team Chile! Aguilar-Farias, N., Miranda-Marquez, S., Martino-Fuentealba,...
Congratulations to the Dutch Report Card team on their recent paper, "Results from the Netherlands' 2018 Report Card and Report Card+ on physical activity for children and youth with and without chronic medical condition," just published in the Public Health journal! Citation details and a...
A paper titled "Results from Hong Kong’s 2019 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Special Educational Needs" was recently published in the Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. This is the first Report Card for this population group in Hong Kong....
Dr. Salomé Aubert, recent Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) PhD graduate, is lead author on a paper, “Evaluation of the process and outcomes of the Global Matrix 3.0 of physical activity grades for children and youth” that was just published in the Journal of...
The Mexican Report Card Team are authors on a paper, “Mexico’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Full report,” that was recently published in The Pan American Journal of Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Argumedo G, Taylor JRL,...
Results from the Nepal’s 2018 Report Card were recently published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Subedi, N., Paudel, S., Nepal, S., Karki, A., Magar, M., Mehata, S., & Lee, E.-Y. (2020). Results from...
Results from the France’s 2018 Report Card were recently published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Aubert, S., Aucouturier, J., Vanhelst, J., Fillon, A., Genin, P., Ganière, C., Praznoczy, C., Larras, B., Schipman,...
Results from the New Zealand 2018 Report Card, with a focus on active transportation, were recently published in the Journal of Transport & Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Melody Smith, Erika Ikeda, Scott Duncan, Ralph Maddison, Erica Hinckson, Kim Meredith-Jones,...
Results from the Lithuanian 2018 Report Card were recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Sukys, S.; Emeljanovas, A.; Gruodyte-Raciene, R.; Mieziene, B.; Trinkuniene, L.; Rutkauskaite, R.; Tremblay, M. Results from...
Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Chair Dr. Mark Tremblay was interviewed by Sports Management for a story in the current issue of their magazine titled, "Active Healthy Kids". Click here to read the story for free....
The South African Report Card Team are authors on a paper, "Results from the Healthy Active Kids South Africa 2018 Report Card," that was recently published in The South African Journal of Child Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. DRAPER, C...
Salomé Aubert, PhD candidate with the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, is lead author on a paper, "The International Impact of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Physical Activity Report Cards for Children and Youth," that was just published in the Journal of...
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...