{"id":9015,"date":"2026-05-14T09:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/integrating-wearable-technology-into-population-health-monitoring-systems-for-physical-activity-measurement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:24:04","slug":"integrating-wearable-technology-into-population-health-monitoring-systems-for-physical-activity-measurement","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/integrating-wearable-technology-into-population-health-monitoring-systems-for-physical-activity-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating wearable technology into population health monitoring systems for physical activity measurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/d902cc73-4625-4d62-b3a5-39f529fa7e5d\/content\" alt=\"Integrating wearable technology into population health monitoring systems for physical activity measurement\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/22e962aa-9409-47c5-a6ca-1185a9c1d234\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/22e962aa-9409-47c5-a6ca-1185a9c1d234\/content')\">Download <span>(1.2 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>This report summarizes a meeting that brought together national government representatives, statistical agencies and scientific experts to review country experience with wearable devices in national surveillance. The group examined technical issues affecting comparability and interpretation, considered emerging evidence on wrist-worn measurement of cycling, and identified priority actions to support the future integration of wearables into WHO\u2019s STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) and other national monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nHealth Determinants, Promotion and Prevention (DPP),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\n                             <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/health-promotion\/physical-activity\">More Physical Activity (RUN)<\/a>                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">110<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/integrating-wearable-technology-into-population-health-monitoring-systems-for-physical-activity-measurement?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (1.2 MB) Overview This report summarizes a meeting that brought together national government representatives, statistical agencies and scientific experts to review country experience with wearable devices in national surveillance. 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