Mexico's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Full report

Mexico's 2018 Report Card evaluates the opportunities available for Mexican children and youth to reach healthy levels of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behavior. The Report Card is a surveillance system that gathers data from national surveys, censuses, government documents, websites,...

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Published in:Revista panamericana de salud pública 2020-01, Vol.44 (26), p.e26-e26
Main Authors: Argumedo, Gabriela, Taylor, Juan Ricardo López, Gaytán-González, Alejandro, González-Casanova, Inés, Villalobos, Martín Francisco González, Jáuregui, Alejandra, Ulloa, Edtna Jáuregui, Medina, Catalina, Miranda, Yoali Selene Pacheco, Rodríguez, Marcela Pérez, Resendiz, Eugen, Pelayo, Ricardo Alejandro Retano, Martínez, María Del Pilar Rodríguez, Galaviz, Karla I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Censuses
child health
Children
Children & youth
Exercise
health behavior
Health Policy & Services
health promotion
mexico
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Polls & surveys
public health surveillance
Sedentary
Sedentary behavior
Special Report
Sports participation
Surveillance systems
Websites
Youth
youth sports
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Summary:Mexico's 2018 Report Card evaluates the opportunities available for Mexican children and youth to reach healthy levels of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behavior. The Report Card is a surveillance system that gathers data from national surveys, censuses, government documents, websites, grey literature, and published studies to evaluate 16 indicators in four categories: Daily Behaviors; Physical Fitness; Settings and Sources of Influence; and Strategies and Investments. Data were compared to established benchmarks. Each indicator was assigned a grade from 1 - 10 (< 6 is a failing grade) or "incomplete" if data was insufficient/unavailable. Daily Behavior grades were: Overall Physical Activity, 4; Organized Sport Participation, 5; Active Play, 3; Active Transportation, 5; Sleep, 7; and Sedentary Behavior, 3. Physical Fitness, received a 7. Settings and Sources of Influence grades were: Family and Peers, incomplete; School, 3; and Community and Environment, 4. Strategies and Investments were: Government Strategies, 6; and Non-Government Organizations, 2. Low grades in 11 of the 16 indicators indicate that schools, families, communities, and government need to work together to improve physical activity opportunities for children and youth in Mexico.
ISSN:1020-4989
1680-5348
1680-5348
DOI:10.26633/rpsp.2020.26