Resources
Materials highlighting the significance of physical activity.
The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines integrates recommendations for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across all age groups. It provides specific guidelines and resources for early years, children, youth, adults, and older adults to promote balanced daily routines and overall health.
This website details the Physical and Health Education curriculum for British Columbia. It aims to teach students about healthy living and developing lifelong skills for safety, activity, and health. It includes curriculum information for grades K-12, outlining goals, rationale, and specific competencies.
2024 Stats
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth evaluates physical activity levels among Canadian kids and teens. The 2024 Report Card focuses on the impact of climate change on physical activity and provides recommendations to enhance activity levels and resilience.
The EDI Dashboard by UBC, offers data on the developmental health of children in British Columbia. It features interactive maps, reports, and visualizations to help understand and address early childhood development needs.
The MDI Dashboard by UBC provides data from the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI). It offers interactive maps and visualizations to analyze children’s well-being and developmental health across various communities in British Columbia.
Did You Know?
Running has the potential to not only improve physical health outcomes, but it helps boost mental health as well. Regular physical activity is associated with improved academic outcomes, selfesteem, stress management and overall well-being in children and youth. Read THIS for more insight.
