title: Results from Canada's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card consolidates and translates research and assesses how Canada is being responsible in providing physical activity opportunities for children (3- to 11-years-old) and youth (12- to 17-years-old). The primary aim of this article is to summarize the results of the 2014 AHKC 10th Anniversary Report Card.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten physical activity indicators were graded using the AHKC Report Card development process, which includes a synthesis of the best available research, surveillance, policy and practice findings, and expert consensus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Grades assigned were for: 'Behaviors that Contribute to Overall Physical Activity Levels' (Overall Physical Activity Levels, D-; Organized Sport Participation, C+; Active Play, INCOMPLETE; Active Transportation, D; Sedentary Behaviors, F), 'Settings and Sources of Influence' (Family and Peers, C; School, C+; and Community and the Built Environment, B+), and 'Strategies and Investments' (Government Strategies and Investments, C; and Non-Government Strategies and Investments, A-).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite good availability of policies, programs, and infrastructure, the overall physical activity levels of Canadian children and youth remain low while sedentary behavior levels remain high. As with many nations, there is room for improvement in most physical activity behaviors and some sources of influence.
authors.affiliation: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D058015:Health Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D010379:Peer Group; D010988:Play and Playthings; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012574:Schools; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013177:Sports