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...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 has been released and is roaming the globe trying to get children and youth more active, less sedentary and healthier – congratulations and thanks to everyone involved! As always, please remember that this eblast is only sent to you in your...
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...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 release is 9 days away! Now we ALL need to work as hard as we can to ensure all of our work will help to make a difference! Alone we can accomplish little, together we can help change the world –...
Dear Global Matrix 3.0 Country Report Card Leaders, We are less than 2 weeks to release!! Please click here for an updated spreadsheet of the tasks we require from each country. Ten countries are now done (thanks!). If your country is not highlighted in green we still require...
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...
Dear Global Matrix 3.0 Country Report Card Leaders, We are less than 20 days to release!! Please click here for an updated spreadsheet of the tasks we require from each country. Canada, Hong Kong, Sweden and Wales are done – thanks! The posters are due on the 16th but...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 release is only 4 weeks away! Please see below for a series of action items – please read carefully and respond accordingly. This will be the first of two e-blasts for November – please be attentive to our requests – everything we are...
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....
The Global Matrix 3.0 release is only 6 weeks away! Please see below for a series of updates and action items – please read carefully and respond accordingly. The papers for the special issue of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health are all on track for publication on November...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 release is only 2 months away! Please see below for a series of updates and action items – please read carefully and respond accordingly. If you have not already sent us the front cover (Figure 1 in your short paper) for your Report Card...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 release is only 3 months away! Please see below for a series of updates and action items – please read carefully and respond accordingly. If you have not already sent us the front cover (Figure 1 in your short paper) for your...
Hi Everyone, The Global Matrix 3.0 release is only 4 months away! Please see below for a series of updates and action items – please read carefully and respond accordingly. We know many of you take vacations/annual leave over the next couple of months (us too!) – please be...
Hi Everyone, I hope you are all getting excited about the Global Matrix 3.0 – its release is now only 5 months away! There is a lot of material in the eblast and a lot for you to do – this is crunch time! Please see below a...
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...
Hi Everyone, It has been a busy month for the AHKGA! We are now only 6 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia. Please see below a series of updates and action items. Since the last e-blast your grade assignments...
Hi Everyone, I hope you are welcoming spring (Northern Hemisphere) or autumn (Southern Hemisphere) and enjoying whatever changes this brings to your climate. We are 7 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia and only 1 WEEK from when...
Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. It is now crunch time for your report cards! We are less than 8 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia and only 4 WEEKS from when you will need to...
Hi Everyone, I hope the development of your Report Card is going smoothly so far. Now it is crunch time. We are about 9 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia and LESS THAN 3 MONTHS from when you...
Hi Everyone, I hope the development of your Report Card is going smoothly so far. We are less than 10 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia and about 6 months from when you will need to submit your...
Hi Everyone, I hope the development of your Report Card is going smoothly so far. We are less than 12 months away from the release of the Global Matrix 3.0 in beautiful Adelaide Australia and about 7 months from when you will need to submit your...