The Finnish 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Youth is the first assessment of Finland’s efforts in promoting and facilitating PA opportunities for children and youth using the Active Healthy Kids Canada grading system. The Report Card relies primarily on research findings from 6 Research Institutes, coordinated by the University of Jyväskylä. The Research Work Group convened to evaluate the aggregated evidence and assign grades for each of the 9 PA indicators, following the Canadian Report Card protocol. Grades from A (highest) to F (lowest) varied in Finland as follows: 1) Overall physical activity—fulfillment of recommendations (D), 2) Organized sport participation (C), 3) Active play (D), 4) Active transportation (B), 5) Sedentary behaviors (D), 6) Family and peers (C), 7) School (B), 8) Community and the built environment (B), and 9) Government (B). This comprehensive summary and assessment of indicators related to PA in Finnish children and youth indicates that Finland still has many challenges to promote a physically active life style for youth.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	advocacy, child health, health communication, knowledge translation, policy
Research Division:	Medical and Health Sciences
Research Group:	Human Movement and Sports Science
Research Field:	Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Health and Support Services
Objective Field:	Evaluation of Health Outcomes
Author:	Grasten, A (Dr Arto Grasten)
ID Code:	119826
Year Published:	2014
Web of Science® Times Cited:	13
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2017-08-07
Last Modified:	2017-10-31
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