title: Results from the Active Healthy Kids Canada 2011 report card on physical activity for children and youth.
abstract: The Active Healthy Kids Canada 2011 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth assesses how Canada is doing as a country at promoting and facilitating physical activity opportunities for children and youth. The aim of this brief communication is to provide a summary of the results. Twenty-three physical activity indicators were graded. The physical activity levels indicator received an "F" for the fifth consecutive year, and little improvement was seen across most indicators.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada. jbarnes@cheo.on.ca
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Rachel C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Colley
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior