Global Matrix 5.0 on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: helping “power the movement to get kids moving”

School-aged children and adolescents around the world are not moving enough to promote their best health and well-being. To deepen the knowledge about physical activity differences worldwide, share ideas for improvement, and inspire positive change, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance runs an international initiative called the Global Matrix. Currently, teams of physical activity experts from 71 countries/jurisdictions collaborate with the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance to develop the fifth edition of the initiative – the Global Matrix 5.0 (2024-2026). The teams gather information in their countries and evaluate it through the lens of several indicators: overall physical activity, organized sport, physical fitness, and others. This project will help bring together all country findings, which will allow to explore current differences in children’s and adolescents’ physical activity levels and sources that influence physical activity across the nations. The intern will assist with keeping physical activity assessments consistent across all participating countries/jurisdictions, conduct global analyses, and contribute to disseminating Global Matrix findings to the scientific community and beyond. This internship will support the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance in advancing its long-term goal of informing and inspiring inclusive and healthy physical activity for children and adolescents across the globe.

Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Holcik

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Partner:

Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

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