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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages S124-S128Publisher
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0362
Keywords
exercise; sedentary behavior; policy; advocacy; health promotion
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- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [14490503700, 15490503000]
- Education Commission of Shanghai Municipality [HJTY-2014-A08]
- Key Area Research Project from General Administration of Sport of China [2014B070]
- Shuguang Program by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [14SG46]
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of sport) [11DZ2261100]
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Background: 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. Methods: 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%. Results: 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). Conclusions: 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.
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