On October 31, 2025, the Active Children Coalition (ACC), a global cross-sectoral initiative committed to reversing the alarming trend of physical inactivity among children and adolescents worldwide, was officially launched at the MOVE Congress. With 81% of adolescents globally not meeting recommended physical activity levels, the...
A USA Today article titled "American kids got a D- in physical activity. What does that mean? What can we do about it?" discussed the United States 2024 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, highlighting the low levels of physical activity in...
Congratulations to Dr. Shawnda Morrison on their recent publication "Development of the FitBack online platform: enhancing global child fitness assessment, health-related interpretation, and surveillance" published in Health Policy and Technology! The abstract and citation are provided below. Abstract Objectives: Physical fitness is an important indicator of health...
Congratulations to Dr. Grant Tomkinson (Australia) on their recent publication "Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know" published in The Conversation! The article highlights the importance of resistance training in children and youth. "Resistance...
Today, May 21st, 2024, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary! The AHKGA was established in 2014 with a mission to power the global movement to get kids moving through thought leadership, knowledge translation and mobilization, capacity building, and advocacy. This is facilitated...
We are pleased to share that the Philippines' 2022 Report Card has been cited in the Department of Health's National Health Objectives Philippines 2023-2028. “A high prevalence of insufficient physical activity exists among male and female adolescents, as well as rural and urban adolescents. From the...
Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) is excited to announce that registration for the Global Matrix 5.0 is now open! The Global Matrix initiative involves the production and subsequent comparison of country-specific Physical Activity Report Cards for children and adolescents, using a harmonized process to assess...
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Shawnda Morrison as the new Chair of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Partnerships and Fundraising Committee and new Board Member! Dr. Shawnda Morrison (PhD, CSEP-CEP) is a clinical exercise physiologist who has been an active member of Active...
To inform the conversation on how to build healthy children and communities through sport, the Aspen Institute’s Project Play has recently conducted an evaluation of the sport governance structures in the United States and 11 peer countries. The choice of countries for comparison was influenced...
Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and the Health Behaviour in School-age Children study unveil a new strategic partnership. We are delighted to announce the establishment of a formal partnership between the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study’s (HBSC)...
We are delighted to welcome Professor Cindy Sit as the inaugural Chair of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee and new Board Member! Professor Cindy Sit is a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sports Science and...
We are pleased to announce that the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FitBack, the European Network for the Support of Development of Systems for Monitoring Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents. The MOU came into effect on March...
Congratulations to AHKGA Global Matrix 4.0 Report Card leaders from African countries, Dr. Taru Manyanga (Team Zimbabwe), Chalchisa Abdeta (Team Ethiopia), Dr. Dawn Tladi (Team Botswana) and Dr. Rowena Naidoo (Team South Africa) for publishing an article titled “Children and teens aren’t doing enough physical...
AHKGA Communications Committee Chair Dr. Javier Brazo-Sayavera and Spain Report Card leaders Drs. Blanca Roman Viñas and Susana Aznar wrote an article titled “La paradoja española: los niños cumplen las recomendaciones de actividad física, pero siguen siendo demasiado sedentarios” that was recently published in The Conversation (Spain). Compared...
We are pleased to announce that Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) and the Sleep and Activity Database for the Early Years (SADEY) Leadership Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a partnership. The MOU came into effect on November 21, 2022, and...
New Zealand Report Card leader Dr. Melody Smith wrote an article titled “New Zealand scored C+ for physical activity in children and teens – what’s driving this and what can be done?” that was just published in The Conversation. "C+ – that’s Aotearoa New Zealand’s overall...
Report compares 57 countries across six continents and gives physical activity a “D” grade OCTOBER 24, 2022 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Children and adolescents around the world are not moving enough to promote healthy growth and development, and the COVID-19 pandemic only made matters...
A new partnership has commenced between the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) and the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both organisations came into effect on the 1st September 2022 and will last for five years and...
The AHKGA has recently released the "AHKGA Publications and Data Ownership Policy" document. The purpose of this document is to provide structure and support to the planning of the dissemination of findings/data generated by the AHKGA activities. If you are interested in leading studies/manuscripts/thesis involving a...
We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) and the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). The MOU was signed on March 31, 2022 and will remain in force for...
As the AHKGA has secured some financial support, the AHKGA Board of Directors took the decision to launch a new “AHKGA Fellowship” program – one Fellow per Global Matrix to help build capacity and leadership within the sector. The AHKGA Fellow will provide support for the...
On December 15th, Children’s Alliance announced the launch of the report titled “Physical health of children and young people”. This is the second of four reports created for the Children's Alliance on the current state of children's health and wellbeing in the United Kingdom. It...
Congratulations to the Report Card team from France on their recent paper titled “France’s 2020 Report Card on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Youth: Results and Progression” that was just published (online ahead of print) in the Journal of Physical Activity and...
AHKGA leaders, Dr. John Reilly (Scotland) and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Canada), wrote an article titled “Rewild your kids: why playing outside should be a post-pandemic priority” that was just published in The Conversation. Congratulations, John and Mark! Please click here to read the article in The...
Thank you to Dr. Salomé Aubert for providing this post. January 25th, 2021: Public Release of France’s 2020 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a very strict lockdown was imposed to slow down the progression of the...