title: Results From Shanghai's (China) 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
abstract: Internationally comparable evidence is important to advocate for young people's physical activity. The aim of this article is to present the inaugural Shanghai (China) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
  
  
  
  Since no national data are available, the working group developed the survey questionnaire and carried out the school surveys for students (n = 71,404), parents (n = 70,346), and school administrators and teachers (n = 1398). The grades of 9 report card indicators were assigned in accordance with the survey results against a defined benchmark: A is 81% to 100%; B is 61% to 80%; C is 41% to 60%, D is 21% to 40%; F is 0% to 20%.
  
  
  
  The 9 indicators were graded as follows: Overall Physical Activity Levels (F), Organized Sport Participation (F), Active Play (D-), Active Transportation (C-), Sedentary Behavior (F), Family and Peers (B), School (B+), Community and the Built Environment (D+), and Government (D).
  
  
  
  Levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior were low and below the respective recommended guidelines. Interventions and policies at the community level should be encouraged to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior. Future national surveys should be encouraged to strengthen Shanghai's Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhen-Bo
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Pei-Jie
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jia-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yue-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019985:Benchmarking; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; 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; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: advocacy; exercise; health promotion; policy; sedentary behavior