2015 Opportunities for Physical Activity at Schools Study,

October 31, 2016

The 2015 Opportunities for Physical Activity at School Survey explored the availability of supervised programs during the after-school period (Bulletin 6 in this series), and also asked school administrators about student participation in these programs. These programs may be specifically oriented towards physical activity (PA) or other types of programming, such as daycare or homework club. This bulletin will summarize the findings related to student participation in after-school programs by key indicators such as grade level, type of school, and size of student population.bull


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2015 kids CANPLAY (Pedometer study),

October 31, 2016

The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute studies physical activity levels of children and youth through a study called CANPLAY (the Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth Study) using pedometers to measure daily steps. The CANPLAY study also asked a subsample of Canadian parents about access to a supervised after school program for children and youth, and described these findings in an earlier bulletin in this series (Bulletin 6).


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2015 Opportunities for Physical Activity at Schools Study,

September 6, 2016

In the 2015 Opportunities for Physical Activity at School Survey, administrators were asked to report on the availability of supervised programs during the after school period. This bulletin will summarize the variability in availability of after-school programs in this regard by key indicators such as grade level, type of school, and size of student population as examples.


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Schools

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Administrator-reported key settings data

2015 kids CANPLAY (Pedometer study),

September 6, 2016

The CANPLAY study asked a subsample of Canadian parents about access to a supervised after school program for children and youth and the amount of days attending such a program. This bulletin summarizes the findings in this regard. Subsequent bulletins in this series also explore the primary purpose and location of the programming and if there is an associated programming fee.


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2015 kids CANPLAY (Pedometer study),

July 4, 2016

The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute explores physical activity levels of children and youth within a study called CANPLAY (the Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth Study), which uses pedometers to measure daily steps.


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2015 kids CANPLAY (Pedometer study),

May 31, 2016

The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute studies the physical activity levels of children and youth through a study called CANPLAY (the Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth Study), which uses pedometers to measure daily steps. CANPLAY also examines other factors associated with physical activity levels of children and youth, including time spent in activities during the period that school ends and dinner.


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September 30, 2013

In the 2010-2011 Physical Activity Monitor, Canadian parents were asked to report on whether their child had access to supervised programs after-school. Parents were also asked to specify how many days their child attends an after school program, where it is offered and its primary purpose.


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Children and Youth

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Reports and Publications

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Self-Report Population Data

2006 Physical Activity Monitor (Workplace),

November 5, 2007

This section looks at sports teams and physical activity clubs, offering on site facilities and nearby places, programming, and fitness testing along with amenities such as the provision of showers, change rooms, bicycle racks, and stairs, and the management of and access to fitness opportunities by age and sex, region, education and household income levels, marital status, community size, physical activity levels, and by employment characteristics such as the type of work, employment sector, and company size.  
 
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