The 2024 United States (U.S.) Report Card represents the fifth extensive evaluation of physical activity among U.S. children and youth, following the assessments published in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2022. The main objective of the 2024 U.S. Report Card is to hold policymakers responsible for their inaction regarding the ongoing youth inactivity crisis, while also providing recommendations to encourage physical activity among young people across all sectors of society.

The tracking of physical activity indicators over time is an important surveillance tactic that allows for an assessment of population-level changes in behavior. The Report Card is a resource that summarizes health statistics related to physical activity levels among children and youth in the U.S. More importantly, the Report Card is an advocacy tool that provides a level of accountability and call-to-action for decision makers regarding how we, as parents, teachers, health professionals, community leaders, and policy makers, can implement new initiatives, programs, and policies in support of healthy environments to improve the physical activity levels and health of our children and youth.