Understanding Society User Support

Dear Understanding Society members,

I am contacting you on behalf of the Active Healthy Kids Wales report card expert group http://www.activehealthykidswales.com/.

As the AHK-Wales expert group of academics, educators and allied professionals we are concerned about the health of children in Wales. The AHK-Wales expert group aims to use data on physical activity/inactivity behaviours and influences to advocate for children’s right to play, to be hooked on sport and dance, learn and achieve, and be active and healthy. We are motivated to promote healthy active behaviour and physical literacy in children. Our mission is to produce AHK-Wales Report Cards that provide a clear evidence base on quality indicators related to physical activity that should be used to advocate and influence local, regional and national policies and investments in physical activity for children and young people.

We are currently in the process of assigning grades to the following indicators:
Physical Activity and health behaviours and their outcomes
- Sedentary Behaviour
- Physical Activity
- Active Transport
- Organised Sport Participation
- Physical Literacy
- Physical Fitness

Settings and Influences on Physical Activity and Health
- Family and Peer Influence
- School
- Community and the Built Environment
- National Policies and Strategies

I can see that on your website, all data is reported for UK children on the whole, but I am wondering whether you have data specific to children/adults in Wales? Further, if so, is there any way that we could have access to the Welsh data?

Yours sincerely,
Richard

Richard Tyler
Swan-Linx Research
Applied Sports Science Technology and Medicine Research Centre | Canolfan Ymchwil Technoleg Chwaraeon Cymhwysol, Ymarfer a Meddygaeth (A-STEM)
College of Engineering | Coleg Peirianneg
Bay Campus| Campws y Bae
Swansea University | Prifysgol Abertawe
Fabian Way | Ffordd Fabian
Swansea | Abertawe
Wales | Cymru
SA1 8EN
www.swansea.ac.uk/activehealthykidswales