title: Results From Denmark's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
abstract: The first Danish Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Youth describes Denmark's efforts in promoting and facilitating PA and PA opportunities for children and youth.
  
  
  
  The report card relies primarily on a synthesis of the best available research and policy strategies identified by the Report Card Research Committee consisting of a wide presentation of researchers and experts within PA health behaviors and policy development. The work was coordinated by Research and Innovation Centre for Human Movement and Learning situated at the University of Southern Denmark and the University College Lillebaelt. Nine PA indicators were graded using the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card development process.
  
  
  
  Grades from A (highest) to F (lowest) varied in Denmark as follows: 1) Overall Physical Activity (D+), 2) Organized Sport Participation (A), 3) Active Play (INC; incomplete), 4) Active Transportation (B), 5) Sedentary Behaviors (INC), 6) Family and Peers (INC), 7) School (B), 8) Community and the Built Environment (B+), and 9) Government strategies and investments (A-).
  
  
  
  A large proportion of children in Denmark do not meet the recommendations for PA despite the favorable investments and intensions from the government to create good facilities and promote PA.
authors.forename: Lisbeth Runge
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Troelsen
authors.forename: Kasper Lund
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kirkegaard
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riiskjær
authors.forename: Rikke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krølner
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Østergaard
authors.forename: Peter Lund
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: Niels Christian
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Bjørn Friis Neerfeldt
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Jens-Ole
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Østergård
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skovgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003718:Denmark; D004779:Environment Design; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; 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
keywords: child health; health communication; knowledge translation