In 2015, the founders of Outdoor Play Canada released the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play, which became a unifying voice for the outdoor play movement in Canada. We are celebrating the 10- year anniversary by launching an updated statement that serves to extend the...
Congratulations to Dr. Chalchisa Abdeta and colleagues on their new publication "Physical activity, screen time and sleep among children and adolescents: Findings from the 2022 active healthy kids Ethiopia" recently published in BMC Pediatrics! The abstract and citation are provided below. Abstract Background: Few studies have been...
You may remember when people smoked in restaurants and recycling programs didn’t exist. But in the last 35 years, the popularity of smoking and recycling in Canada has drastically changed. This shift is thanks to awareness campaigns, policies and legislation working together to alter the social...
The article titled “Unmasking the Political Power of Physical Activity Research: Harnessing the ‘Apolitical-Ness’ as a Catalyst for Addressing the Challenges of Our Time” by Eun-Young Lee and Mark Tremblay, published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2023, volume 20, Issue 10) has...
Congratulations to the Scotland Report Card team on the release of their COVID-19 Report Card! The Report Card is titled "The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity and Health in Children and Adolescents: Results from the Active Healthy Kids Scotland COVID-19 Report Card". The Report...
In 2015 the United Nations (UN) adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including ending poverty, addressing climate change and ensuring equitable opportunities for health and prosperity. In response, Canada identified an agenda to achieve these goals by 2030. ParticipACTION recently worked with members of this group...
The Problem. Despite low levels of physical activity, high levels of screen time and increasing concerns about sleep among children and adolescents, public health surveillance (monitoring) of these movement behaviours is very limited in almost all countries https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01155-2. Better surveillance encourages changes in policy and practice...
Congratulations to Iryna Demchenko, Salomé Aubert and Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Global Matrix 4.0 on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: Project Evolution, Process Evaluation, and Future Recommendations" published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! The abstract and citation can be...
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. Shawnda Morrison, Dr. Salomé Aubert, Dr. Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Iryna Demchenko, Dr. John Reilly and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Celebrating a decade of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and its Global Matrix initiative" published in the British Journal of...
What if fitness in youth could be evaluated in a standardized way across the world? We could have a World Fitness Map and comparable estimates across countries… but for that, an evidence-based international consensus was needed and HERE IT IS, the Youth Fitness International Test...
Congratulations to Masanovic et al. on their recent publication "The Montenegrin 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth" published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! The abstract and citation can be found below. Abstract: Background: The main purpose of this study was to...
Congratulations to Dr. Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Dr. Salomé Aubert, Dr. Taru Manyanga, Dr. Eun-Young Lee, Dr. Deborah Salvo and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Physical Activity Report Card Indicators and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Insights From Global Matrix 4.0" published...
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...
The Report Card team from South Africa has published a paper titled "Results From South Africa’s 2022 Healthy Active Kids’ Report Card on Physical Activity, Body Composition Proxies, and Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! Citation details...
Congratulations to Kazimierz et al. on their recent publication "Physical activity of children and adolescents with disabilities in Poland - First Para Report Card" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: This study provides a comprehensive...
Congratulations to Carlin et al. on their recent publication " Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: The Ireland North and...
Thank you to Dr. Eun-Young Lee (Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, AHKGA JEDI Committee member, and South Korea's Report Card leader), An-Chi Shih (Physiotherapy Student at McMaster University), and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute and AHKGA President) for providing this...
Report Card team from Region of Murcia has published a paper titled "Region of Murcia’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Region...
Report Card team from Germany has published a paper titled "Germany’s 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents" in the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Team Germany! ABSTRACT The German Report...
Scotland Report Card Team published a paper titled "A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card" in the Journal of Public Health (early online). Citation details and a summary of the paper are...
Report Card team from Mexico has published a paper titled "Results from the 2022 Mexican report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" in Frontiers in Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Team Mexico! ABSTRACT Introduction: The Mexican Report Card...
Report Card team from Slovakia has just published a paper titled "First report card on physical activity for children and adolescents in Slovakia: a comprehensive analysis, international comparison, and identification of surveillance gaps" in Archives of Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the...
Leading members of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity have joined forces to present a editorial in the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Titled "The Future of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With...
Report Card team from Extremadura (Spain) has published a paper titled "A regional Report Card on physical activity in children and adolescents: The case of Extremadura (Spain) in the Global Matrix 4.0" in the Exercise Science and Fitness (online ahead of print). Citation details and...