Table 2 Identified tools for policy monitoring

General tools

Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Grading of indicators relevant for the physical activity behaviour of children and adolescents, including an indicator on “government”

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EU/WHO HEPA Monitoring Framework

Monitoring of the implementation of the EU Council Recommendations on HEPA, consisting of 23 indicators in 10 thematic areas such as sport, health, and education

5

Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Policy Audit Tool (HEPA PAT)

Auditing of national policy approaches to PA promotion, consisting of 29 closed and open-ended questions in 10 sections

3

Active Community Environments (ACE)

15-question survey to assess counties’ policies related to six domains (sidewalks, bike lanes, greenways, recreational facilities, commercial buildings, share-use paths) [42, 43]

2

Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!)

Measuring global progress in the areas of surveillance, policy, and research [39];

The Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! Policy Inventory, version 3.0 [44]

2

Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity (ANGELO) Framework

Framework for mapping broad portfolios of interventions [45], developed by Swinburn et al. [46]

1

Australian Systems Approach to Physical Activity (ASAPA) tool

Identification of policy content according to a defined set of criteria [21]

1

CAPLA-Santé

Auditing of local policy approaches to PA, development based on the HEPA PAT version 2 [20], developed by Racine et al. [47]

1

Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE)

Auditing and assessing policy and environmental changes in communities [40]

1

Eurostat

Data on government expenditure on sports and recreation [33]

1

Four cornerstones of a successful national policy framework

Identification of four key areas of policy [48]

1

HARDWIRED

Nine criteria for successful national physical activity policy [49]

1

WHO NCD progress monitor report

Assessment of policies to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their alignment to the best buys [50]

1

School setting

School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)

Assessing school health programs and policies [51]

1

School Physical Activity Policy Assessment (S-PAPA)

Assessing direct and school level PA policy, related school environmental variables, and policy implementation at a school site [52]

1

Wellness School Assessment Tool

Evaluating school districts’ efforts regarding physical education and physical activity in school [53]

1

Worldwide Survey of the situation of physical education in schools

Assessing the worldwide situation of physical education in schools [54]

1

Childcare setting

Health Eating and Physical Activity (HEPS) inventory tool

Quality assessment of school interventions on healthy eating and physical activity [55]

1