Regular population surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behaviour will help to guide local evidence-based policy and practice. Our team have extensive experience in physical activity research.
A working group of local experts in health have signed up to the 6th Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance which will comprise 69 countries who have committed to producing a report card which will be published in 2026. The group will consider the following indicators: Overall Physical Activity; Organized Sport Participation; Active Travel; Sedentary Behaviours; Family and peers; School; Government.
The last report was published the 2022 'Active Healthy Kids Report Card' .
You can see how Guernsey compares with other jurisdictions here - Guernsey comes 12th in world of childhood physical activity.
The Guernsey Young people's Survey 2022
The Guernsey Young People’s survey has been undertaken since the early 1990’s and is the key evidence base for the collation of the views, attitudes and health behaviours of young people in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It has a dedicated website page Young Peoples Survey
Each school that completes the survey receives a report of its students’ responses. The report highlights their responses according to the four headings: Healthy and Active; Reaching Potential; Safe and Nurtured; Included and Respected. Below is a summary of the key findings relating to physical activity.
Moki's in Schools
Over the past few years, the Be Active initiative at the Health Improvement Commission has worked very closely with staff and pupils at Guernsey primary Schools to find out more about the activity levels of pupils.
The Moki fitness tracker has been specifically designed for use in schools. It is faceless so pupils can not see how many steps that they have taken and the results are anonymous, but show how much activity the young people are doing. Schools receive data on average minutes of activity per day per pupil . This information is available by year group and class. Results can also be analysed according to gender.
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