U.S. Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities

Heidi Stanish, Samantha M. Ross, Byron Lai, Justin A. Haegele, Joonkoo Yun, Sean Healy

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Abstract

The U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth has tracked 10 physical activity (PA) indicators common to the ActiveHealthy Kids Global Matrix since 2014. This article expands on the U.S. report cards by presenting PA indicator assessments among children and adolescents with disabilities. Grades for indicators were assigned based on a search of peer-reviewed articles presenting nationally representative data. The Global Matrix 3.0 benchmarks and grading framework guided the process. Grades for overall PA, sedentary behaviors, organized sports, and school were F, D+, D+, and D, respectively. Insufficient evidence existed to assign grades to the remaining six indicators. There is a need in the United States for targeted PA promotion strategies that are specific to children and adolescents with disabilities.Without a commitment to this effort across sectors and settings, the low grades identified in this para report card are expected to remain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)560-567
Number of pages8
JournalAdapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • national surveillance
  • physical fitness
  • sedentary behavior
  • sports

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