TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents With Disabilities
T2 - The Translation of Policy to Practice Internationally
AU - Sit, Cindy
AU - Aubert, Salomé
AU - Carty, Catherine
AU - Silva, Diego Augusto Santos
AU - López-Gil, José Francisco
AU - Asunta, Piritta
AU - Palad, Yves
AU - Guisihan, Roselle
AU - Lee, Jeongmin
AU - Nicitopoulos, Kelly P.Arbour
AU - Vanderloo, Leigh M.
AU - Stanish, Heidi
AU - Haegele, Justin
AU - Urbañski, Piotr K.
AU - Pozeriene, Jurate
AU - Hutzler, Yeshayahu
AU - Ng, Kwok
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Physical inactivity among children and adolescents with disabilities (CAWD) is a global public health issue. Policy efforts to promote physical activity (PA) among CAWD have increased. This study summarizes the international policy trend for promoting PA among CAWD, with behavioral and policy insights specific to CAWD from country/regional indicators from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Matrix on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents to determine policy translation into practice. Methods: International and national PA policy documents on CAWD were assessed. Data from the Global Matrix Para Report Cards on the behavioral and government indicators from 14 countries or regions (grouped by human development index) were reviewed and compared. Results: Policy instruments began promoting PA for CAWD in 1989 via the Convention on the Rights of the Child. International policy has been advocating PA specifically for CAWD recently. In 2020, the World Health Organization published specific PA guidelines for CAWD. Data from the 14 Para Report Car found 14 grades on the average behavioral indicator and 12 on the government indicator. A gap between the average behavioral indicator (D-) and the government indicator (C+) was found in the Para Report Card data. Conclusions: Although international policies are consistent in their attention to the needs of CAWD, national/regional policies vary. Coverage ranges from nonexistent to embedded in broader inclusion concepts. A gap in policies to promote PA of CAWD is prevalent and is more prominent in countries or regions with a lower human development index ranking.
AB - Background: Physical inactivity among children and adolescents with disabilities (CAWD) is a global public health issue. Policy efforts to promote physical activity (PA) among CAWD have increased. This study summarizes the international policy trend for promoting PA among CAWD, with behavioral and policy insights specific to CAWD from country/regional indicators from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Matrix on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents to determine policy translation into practice. Methods: International and national PA policy documents on CAWD were assessed. Data from the Global Matrix Para Report Cards on the behavioral and government indicators from 14 countries or regions (grouped by human development index) were reviewed and compared. Results: Policy instruments began promoting PA for CAWD in 1989 via the Convention on the Rights of the Child. International policy has been advocating PA specifically for CAWD recently. In 2020, the World Health Organization published specific PA guidelines for CAWD. Data from the 14 Para Report Car found 14 grades on the average behavioral indicator and 12 on the government indicator. A gap between the average behavioral indicator (D-) and the government indicator (C+) was found in the Para Report Card data. Conclusions: Although international policies are consistent in their attention to the needs of CAWD, national/regional policies vary. Coverage ranges from nonexistent to embedded in broader inclusion concepts. A gap in policies to promote PA of CAWD is prevalent and is more prominent in countries or regions with a lower human development index ranking.
KW - global matrix
KW - government indicator
KW - human rights
KW - report card
KW - special educational needs
KW - youth
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2022-0351
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2022-0351
M3 - Article
C2 - 36280232
AN - SCOPUS:85141889202
SN - 1543-3080
VL - 19
SP - 758
EP - 768
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
IS - 11
ER -