Mark Tremblay isn't very nice...
In an article in today's Vancouver Sun, Dr. Mark Tremblay from UofSaskatchewan wasn't very positive about Action Schools! BC...
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Fri 26 May 2006
Page: A6
Section: News
Byline: Emily Chung
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"You're good compared to the bad, but not good, if you know what I mean," said Mark Tremblay, chairman of Active Healthy Kids Canada, the non-profit organization that produced the report, which was released Thursday.
The report gave Canada a "D" grade overall, based on indicators such as low activity and high obesity among kids, and little parental involvement in making sure their children are active.
It recommended reducing the time kids spend in front of televisions and computers and encouraging parents to spend time on active pursuits with their children. The report did not compare provinces, but Tremblay said a number of indicators "generally show an east to west gradient, B.C. performing at the better end."The report showed B.C. has its own weaknesses, however. Its third key recommendation is that children participate in daily physical activity in their schools.
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The report card is also critical of Canadian municipalities. Only 17 per cent of them have a physical activity strategy, it notes. In 2004, B.C. municipalities were challenged by the provincial government and Legacies Now 2010, a non-profit organization aimed at creating benefits from the 2010 Olympics to increase their activity levels 20 per cent by 2010.But many communities still don't have programs in place. In
Tremblay said he hoped such initiatives will carry on past the end of the 2010 Olympics. This is the second straight year
The report card is available at www.activehealthykids.ca.
LET'S GET PHYSICAL
Recommendations from
1. Inform Canadian parents and caregivers about the importance of unstructured physical activity and "play" and help families re-establish active time together.
2. Step away from the screen and exchange sedentary television and computer time for physical activity.
3. Establish quality health and physical education classes and school-based daily physical activity policies in all provinces.
Source: Active Healthy Kids
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