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PUTRAJAYA: Children aged five to 17 in Malaysia have scored an unsatisfactory D- on their physical activity and health on the Malaysia 2022 Physical Activity Report Card For Children And Adolescents, which was launched by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in cooperation with Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and Sun Life Malaysia. ....
Background: The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in children’s and adolescents’ (5–17 y) PA, related measures, and key sources of influence. The objectives of this article were (1) to summarize the findings from the Global Matrix 4.0 Report Cards, (2) to compare indicators across countries, and (3) to explore trends related to the Human Development Index and geo-cultural regions. Methods: A total of 57 Report Card teams followed a harmonized process to grade the 10 common PA indicators. An online survey was conducted to collect Report Card Leaders’ top 3 priorities for each PA indicator and their opinions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted child and adolescent PA indicators in their country. Results: Overall Physical Activity was the indicator with the lowest global average grade (D), while School and Community and Environment were the indicators with the hi ....
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Sun Life partners with Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) to sponsor the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards program across Asia.HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 23. ....