Results from Canada’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Gray, Casey; Barnes, Joel D.; Bonne, Jennifer Cowie; Cameron, Christine; Chaput, Jean‐Philippe; Faulkner, Guy; Janssen, Ian; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Kolen, Angela M.; Manske, Steve; Salmon, Art; Spence, John C.; Timmons, Brian W.; Tremblay, Mark S.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2014-0178

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“…In 2005, a Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth was created to evaluate Canadian progress in improving children's physical activity behaviours and environments (10)(11)(12) . Annual Report Card release elicits substantial media and public attention and has been cited by policymakers as an evidence source during policy development (13) .…”

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A Nutrition Report Card on food environments for children and youth: 5 years of experience from Canada

Ferdinands¹,

Olstad²,

Milford³

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective:In 2014, a Nutrition Report Card (NRC) was developed as a sustainable, low-cost framework to assess the healthfulness of children’s food environments and highlight action to support healthy eating. We summarise our experiences in producing, disseminating, evaluating and refining an annual NRC in a Canadian province from 2015 to 2019.Design:To produce the NRC, children’s food environment indicator data are collected, analyzed and compiled for consensus grading by an Expert Working Group of researchers and practitioners. Knowledge translation activities are tailored annually to the needs of target audiences: researchers, practitioners, policymakers and the public. Evaluation of reach is conducted through diverse strategies, including tracking media coverage and website traffic. Assessment of impact on diets and health outcomes is planned.Setting:Alberta, Canada.Participants:Not applicable.Discussion:The grading process has facilitated refining the NRC to enhance its relevance and utility as a tool for its target audiences. Its public release consistently captures media interest and policymakers’ attention. The importance of partnerships in revealing data sources and in strategising to enhance policy approaches to improve food environments is apparent. The NRC has benchmarked progress and stimulated dialogue regarding healthy food environments for children.Conclusions:The NRC may help to foster a supportive climate for improving the quality of children’s food environments. As an engaging and accessible document, the NRC represents a key mechanism for collating data related to children’s food environments and ensuring it reaches the audiences best positioned to use it. Efforts are underway to expand the NRC across Canada.

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A Nutrition Report Card on food environments for children and youth: 5 years of experience from Canada

Ferdinands¹,

Olstad²,

Milford³

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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“…To achieve and maintain these benefits, the UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that children accumulate at least 1 h of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) each day, and minimise time spent in sedentary behaviours [5]. However, there is strong evidence to suggest that few children in the UK [6, 7] and other developed countries including America [8], Australia [9] and Canada [10] currently achieve the recommended levels of PA to benefit their health.…”

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Context matters! sources of variability in weekend physical activity among families: a repeated measures study

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BackgroundFamily involvement is an essential component of effective physical activity (PA) interventions in children. However, little is known about the PA levels and characteristics of PA among families. This study used a repeated measures design and multiple data sources to explore the variability and characteristics of weekend PA among families.MethodsFamilies (including a ‘target’ child aged 9–11 years, their primary caregiver(s) and siblings aged 6–8 years) were recruited through primary schools in Liverpool, UK. Participants completed a paper-based PA diary and wore an ActiGraph GT9X accelerometer on their left wrist for up to 16 weekend days. ActiGraph.csv files were analysed using the R-package GGIR version 1.1–4. Mean minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) for each weekend of measurement were calculated using linear mixed models, and variance components were estimated for participant (inter-individual), weekend of measurement, and residual error (intra-individual). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated from the proportion of total variance accounted for by inter-individual sources, and used as a measure of reliability. Diary responses were summed to produce frequency counts. To offer contextual insight into weekend PA among family units, demographic, accelerometer, and diary data were combined to form two case studies representative of low and high active families.ResultsTwenty-five participants from 7 families participated, including 7 ‘target’ children (mean age 9.3 ± 1.1 years, 4 boys), 6 siblings (mean age 7.2 ± 0.7 years; 4 boys) and 12 adults (7 mothers and 5 fathers). There was a high degree of variability in target children’s (ICC = 0.55), siblings (ICC = 0.38), and mothers’ MVPA (ICC = 0.58), but not in fathers’ MVPA (ICC = 0.83). Children’s weekend PA was mostly unstructured in nature and undertaken with friends, whereas a greater proportion of parents’ weekend PA was undertaken alone in structured settings. The family case studies demonstrated that in the selected cases MVPA levels and variability across weekends were contingent on mode of PA participation.ConclusionsThese novel findings enhance understanding of the variability and characteristics of weekend PA among family units. The study demonstrates the utility of PA diaries in conjunction with accelerometers to provide understanding of the mode and contexts of out-of-school and family-based PA.

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“…P opulation levels of physical activity (PA) have decreased, and sedentary behaviours have increased in most developed countries over the past 50 to 70 years. [1][2][3] Physical inactivity is now identified by the World Health Organization as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, 4 and the vast majority of Canadian adults 5 and children 6,7 do not meet minimum guidelines for PA. The solution to such widespread unhealthy lifestyle behaviours does not rest solely on individual-level interventions or programs promoting leisure-time PA; 8 policy and environmental approaches are also essential.…”

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Active Canada 20/20: A physical activity plan for Canada

Spence

Faulkner

Bradstreet³

et al. 2015

Can J Public Health

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Physical inactivity is a pressing public health concern. In this commentary we argue that Canada's approach to increasing physical activity (PA) has been fragmented and has lacked coordination, funding and a strategic approach. We then describe a potential solution in Active Canada 20/20 (AC 20/20), which provides both a national plan and a commitment to action from non-government and public sectors with a view to engaging corporate Canada and the general public. It outlines a road map for initiating, coordinating and implementing proactive initiatives to address this prominent health risk factor. The identified actions are based on the best available evidence and have been endorsed by the majority of representatives in the relevant sectors. The next crucial steps are to engage all those involved in public health promotion, service provision and advocacy at the municipal, provincial and national levels in order to incorporate AC 20/20 principles into practice and planning and thus increase the PA level of every person in Canada. Further, governments, as well as the private, not-for-profit and philanthropic sectors, should demonstrate leadership and continue their efforts toward providing the substantial and sustained resources needed to recalibrate Canadians' habitual PA patterns; this will ultimately improve the overall health of our citizens.

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Results from Canada’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Cited by 32 publications

References 18 publications

A Nutrition Report Card on food environments for children and youth: 5 years of experience from Canada

A Nutrition Report Card on food environments for children and youth: 5 years of experience from Canada

Context matters! sources of variability in weekend physical activity among families: a repeated measures study

Active Canada 20/20: A physical activity plan for Canada

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